Stones will roll again – after a rest

The Rolling Stones will not split after their A Bigger Bang tour, which ended in London last weekend, according to a resolute Ronnie Wood.

Claiming he and his compadres will take a well earned rest after the 30-date European tour, Wood - who is the youngest in the band at 60 - said they will definitely hit the road again.

In a bid to secure his position as a hellraiser, Wood said of his recent birthday celebrations: “I may be off the booze but I was still the last one to bed.”

The band, in an earlier incarnation, lived more dangerously however, if Wood’s autobiography is anything to go by. His life with the Stone tells of bitter bust ups between himself and Keith Richards. In one such episode the pair held loaded guns to one another’s heads, while the bassist tells of Richards holding a knife to his throat in another.

He said of his memoirs: “When I finished the first draft, I thought: ‘F**king hell, mate. You’re going to get sued a million times over.”

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The Rolling Stones final tour?

The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones may embark on a huge 50th anniversary tour next year - which could be their final farewell shows.

The Rolling Stones may embark on a huge 50th anniversary tour in 2011 - which could be their last.

The band's drummer, Charlie Watts, said the group - who are aged between 63 and 69 - cannot afford

to plan as far ahead as before, and may embark on one last huge tour next year.

He told Le Parisien newspaper: "We said that if we do something, it will be next year or the year after. We've reached an age where you can't look too far into the future."

The Rolling Stones' last tour, in support of their 'A Bigger Bang' album - which featured some 144 concerts, is the highest grossing of all time.

Meanwhile a digitally remastered version of an obscure 1972 film of the band in concert has been re-released. The film, called 'Ladies and Gentlemen... The Rolling Stones' originally opened in a limited number of British cinemas in 1973, and pieced together footage from several shows by the band in Texas in 1972.

In a video introduction to the film, lead singer Mick Jagger said: "Everyone's very together and on.

"I can remember the Rolling Stones being very, kind of, lackadaisical, very sloppy band on stage. But this was obviously not the case on this day."

In the film the group - with the lineup of Mick, Charlie guitarists Keith Richards and Mick Taylor and bassist Bill Wyman - play some classic songs from their late 60s period, including 'Brown Sugar' and 'Jumpin' Jack Flash', as well as tracks which were new at the time, such as 'Tumbling Dice' and 'Sweet Virginia' which were later included on their 'Exile On Main Street' album, which was also re-mastered and re-released earlier this year.

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Top earners the Rolling Stones

Top earners the Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones have been named the highest-paid private performers.

The band, fronted by Sir Mick Jagger, command a staggering £3.5 million per private performance, a new book has revealed.

Author Imogen Edward-Jones made the staggering discovery while researching her new tome 'Pop Babylon', and the figure dwarfs the sums being paid to other artists.

Sir Elton John, Robbie Williams, Rod Stewart and Amy Winehouse can all command up to £1 million for a private concert, while Janet Jackson and the Pussycat Dolls charge £500,000 per show.

The list is rounded off by Sting, the Sugababes and All Saints who all charge £250,000 and Girls Aloud who expect to pocket £200,000 to play at parties.

Imogen writes: "No wonder the market is expanding rapidly with indie acts and young pop stars offering themselves up to the highest bidder.

"Even old favourites such as Rick Astley and the Human League have dusted themselves off and are available for weddings and bar mitzvahs. So no matter how big or small your budget, there appears to be a band to suit you."

'Pop Babylon' by Imogen Edwards-Jones, list of highest-paid private performers:

Rolling Stones - £3.5million

Sir Elton John - £1million

Robbie Williams - £1million

Rod Stewart - £1million

Amy Winehouse - £1million

Janet Jackson - £500,000

Pussycat Dolls - £500,000

Sting - £250,000

Sugababes - £250,000

All Saints - £250,000

Girls Aloud - £200,000

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Organic Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are on an organic diet

The Rolling Stones have been put on an organic diet by Ronnie Wood's wife.

Jo Wood embraced the healthier form of eating after suffering a perforated appendix, and says it was easy to persuade the wives of Ronnie's bandmates - Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts - to follow suit.

Jo said: "Before and after surgery I was sticking to an organic diet. A herbalist called Gerald Green explained how chemicals in our food destroy our immune systems. I was determined to eat only organic food if it was the last thing I did.

"Ronnie eats whatever I put in front of him. He likes basic, wholesome food.

"The Rolling Stones used to tease me when I preached to them. Keith Richards would say, 'Jo, you're addicted to organic food.' That made me giggle. But while he was laughing at me his wife Patti was preparing him organic food.

"Mick Jagger and his ex-wife Jerry Hall eat organic now. After Charlie Watts recovered from throat cancer he really appreciated the health benefits too. I can't wait to get my hands on Penny Lancaster and Rod Stewart!"

Despite his healthy diet, Jo admits Ronnie - who has battled alcoholism throughout his life - still struggles to avoid drink.

She added to Britain's Hello! magazine: "He's on and off the wagon all the time. But at least his vodka and wine are organic."

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Gimme Shelter

(E) 91min (Warner Home Video DVD retail)

DOCUMENTARY

The second Maysles brothers documentary to be given a new lease of life on DVD in so many months, Gimme Shelter is by far their most contentious film, and arguably the most tragic film ever made about rock’n’roll. This unflinching account of the Rolling Stones’ disastrous December 1969 Altamont concert, during which a man was murdered on camera, is the only real tangible record of the point at which, many believe, the hippy dream died. Overbearing historical context aside this is still a kickass concert film in which filmmakers David and Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin perfectly captured the passion, the nihilism and the violence.

This film has been difficult to get hold of (for years the prints and VHS copies available were tawdry and damaged at best) so this full visual and audio restoration job is a real treat. Extras include an exclusive 40-page plus booklet with snapshots and essays, audio commentary by Albert Maysles and Zwerin, and collaborator Stanley Goldstein, the 1969 KSAN Radio broadcast from Altamont and backstage outtakes of the Rolling Stones at Madison Square Gardens in New York City.

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Tim Reis - CD review

The Rolling Stones Project (Concord Records)

JAZZ

New York jazzman Tim Reis has been playing saxophone with The Rolling Stones since 1999, and has used that experience as the launching point for jazz arrangements of ten Jagger/Richards tunes, recorded in different times and places with a galaxy of big names on board (including Keith, Ronnie and Charlie, as well as Sheryl Crow and Norah Jones).

He has retained the melodies pretty much intact in each case, but devised different settings, grooves and tempos (‘Honky Tonk Woman’ as a soul jazz organ trio and in ‘Keith’s version’, for example, or ‘Street Fighting Man’ with a Brazilian groove), some of which work better than others. The results are more than just a cash-in on his association with the band, but sound pallid against the originals in every case. I can’t agree with the saxophonist that they make good vehicles for jazz treatments, or hear very much point in the whole project.

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Stones will roll again – after a rest

The Rolling Stones will not split after their A Bigger Bang tour, which ended in London last weekend, according to a resolute Ronnie Wood.

Claiming he and his compadres will take a well earned rest after the 30-date European tour, Wood - who is the youngest in the band at 60 - said they will definitely hit the road again.

In a bid to secure his position as a hellraiser, Wood said of his recent birthday celebrations: “I may be off the booze but I was still the last one to bed.”

The band, in an earlier incarnation, lived more dangerously however, if Wood’s autobiography is anything to go by. His life with the Stone tells of bitter bust ups between himself and Keith Richards. In one such episode the pair held loaded guns to one another’s heads, while the bassist tells of Richards holding a knife to his throat in another.

He said of his memoirs: “When I finished the first draft, I thought: ‘F**king hell, mate. You’re going to get sued a million times over.”

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