Yeah, some days I like the Stones still. Old habits die hard.
This is a live performance video montage from the No Security tour, 1997; the Rolling Stones with Dave Mathews on supporting vocals.
The Memory Motel--it's on the ocean, I guess you know it well.
...every woman seemed to fade out of my mind
I hit the bottom and I hit the second time..
That quote should make it evident that Keith Richards co-wrote the song above. He's generally portrayed in popular culture as a clownish figure of fun and wastrel drug addict. He may be all of that, and more, but the fact remains that not only is he the sodden inspiration for Cap'n Jack Sparrow, but the self-effacing backbone guitar and musical leader of the band, and the writer behind every song that powered the Stones (in conjunction with the equally talented but rather more...flamboyant Jagger, of course.) From wikipedia: "Richards has frequently stated that he feels less like a creator than a conduit when writing songs: 'I don't have that God aspect about it. I prefer to think of myself as an antenna. There's only one song, and Adam and Eve wrote it; the rest is a variation on a theme."'
The song below shows what kind of juice the man has as a songwriter, I think. From the 1969 album, Let it Bleed: You Got The Silver
hey babe, what's in your eyes? I saw them flashing
like airplane lights..
