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http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,6035482%255E2902,00.html
Hey, you, get off my cloud
By LUKE DENNEHY and NUI TE KOHA
25feb03
THE Rolling Stones continued their bad boys act as rock's biggest caravan rolled into Melbourne yesterday.
Mick Jagger lived up to his reputation as the spoiled prince of rock 'n' roll, abusing a Herald Sun photographer after lunch at the Stokehouse restaurant.
And Keith Richards said being a Rolling Stone was a licence to misbehave.
"I think society always wanted us to be the bad boys, and we absolutely obliged," Richards said.
Jagger was at the St Kilda eatery with his family and an unidentified woman.
When approached for a photo as he left the restaurant, Jagger made his feelings perfectly clear to photographer Joe Sabljak.
"What are you doing? I don't care what you're doing, I don't want any photos taken," said Jagger, who was shielded by security guards.
When told by the photographer he was just doing his job, Jagger said: "Well, bugger off."
The security guard grabbed the camera and held Sabljak's hands tightly around the camera, pushing it into his chest.
In a split second the drama was over and Jagger was whisked into a waiting van.
"Don't try to follow us or else," the security guard warned Sabljak.
It was a different story inside the restaurant, where 59-year-old Jagger appeared relaxed and cheerful.
He ate upstairs and smiled throughout his visit, according to onlookers.
"He looked very relaxed and was leaning out looking out to the sea," one diner said.
Jagger is in Australia with his three children James, 17, Georgia, 11, and Gabriel, 5.
Earlier, Richards told the Herald Sun the Stones enjoyed their reputation as rebels.
"To be in the Rolling Stones, you get a licence to do what everybody else wanted to do, but couldn't due to the constraints of life," he said.
"It's almost as if you were given a free ticket to do it. Of course, when you took it literally, that's when you went to jail."
Richards said he had no plans to ease up on his musical career.
"The idea of putting the brakes on or stopping what I do seems horrible. It's like getting off the bus, then wondering where it's going. You're left on the side of a very hot road with no shade and feeling empty."
Richards said the Stones had a special fondness for Australia.
"Australia is like a home away from home for us. You don't come here for a few years, you have one set of memories, then you notice how things have changed. But at the same time there is a nice continuity.
"That gives you a nice warm feeling about the place."
The Rolling Stones perform at Rod Laver Arena tonight, Thursday and Saturday.
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cool story, thanks for posting it! more great, hilarious Keith quotes and very true, interesting that he alludes (rather than we,ie the Stones)regarding a continuation of making music. |
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