In an ever-expanding quest to reach every demographic—including infants—the Rolling Stones have gotten hip to "teh intarwebz" and are asking fans to submit "burning questions" to their newly established Living Legends YouTube channel.
Why, oh why, would the Rolling Stones decide to get into the whole "YouGeneration" thing now? It might have something to do with a certain Martin Scorsese-directed rock doc that was released last week. But we like to think that the Stones were inspired by this guy. How could you not be?
Oh, the choices! Thanks to over four decades of built-up curiosity, naturally there are already a number of, er, interesting submissions from a rambling super fan and his dog, a spinning South African, stoned teenagers, and a bitter, bitter "amateur karaoke singer." (Aren't all karaoke singers amateurs?)
Remember, the Stones only want you to ask them the "burning questions," so please, don't end up like the not-so-inquisitive people featured above. In fact, we'll make it easy for you. Here's a list of a few "burning questions" you can ask the Stones:
1. Is there a second, phantom singer on "Sweet Virginia"?
2. Did Keith Richards really get his blood filtered in Switzerland?
3. Did guitarist Ron Wood botch a chance to join the Rolling Stones in 1969 after missing a phone call from the band?
4. Is "Angie" really written about David Bowie's ex-wife, Angela Bowie?
5. Speaking of Angela Bowie, did she ever walk in on Mick and David in bed?
6. Mick Jagger, are you my father?
In other Stones-related news, the band has rejected offers from EMI to extend their contract. This is a huge blow for EMI (the label recently made major cutbacks), as the Stones will be taking their back catalogue with them. Rivals Sony, Universal, Warner and concert promoter Live Nation (which recently poached Jay-Z from Universal) are all reportedly in talks with the group. For the release of the Shine a Light live album, the band opted to release the record through Universal.
Related links:
Paste review: Shine a Light
RollingStones.com
ShineALightMovie.com
YouTube: Living Legends Channel
Got news tips for Paste? E-mail news@pastemagazine.com.


Be the first to comment
Click to leave a comment.