Mick Taylor - Interview 2001

[@univibe23]

Man it was a tragedy when he left the Stones! I was such a huge fan of theirs at the time and just loved Taylor's lyrical style of playing because it lent itself so well to the Stones rhythmic style...MT's lead prowess is something they needed. He's right about the output of the Stones during his tenure. Sticky Fingers, Exile, Goats Head Soup, It's Only RocknRoll. Just listen to Time Waits for No One.....Fuck! You'll never hear better lead playing than that!! And that's the kind of playing Jones or Wood could never do...or anybody else at the time for that matter!

[@johnscialfa7391]

agree

[@terencehennegan1439]

Richards was jealous of him, simply as that.

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

@@terencehennegan1439 you think so? Taylor is so wildly different, in a stylistic way, from Richards…But the influence and craftsmanship that Taylor brought to the band was amazing!

[@terencehennegan1439]

Ryan Ortega Apart from his brilliant musical ability Jagger got on with Taylor and Richards felt threatened, my guess is Richards dampened his creativity. Mick Taylor had charisma without saying anything and that contributed greatly to the stones popularity. As a lifelong fan of the stones they’ve never been the same without Taylor. These days Jagger looks ridiculous on stage.

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

@@terencehennegan1439 was Taylor’s composure on stage a good counterpoint to Jagger? Jagger said Taylor was a “tall, very pretty thing to stand next to on stage,” which I thought was interesting.

[@paullevine1813]

Not just one of the best players in the world he's just a class act & he knows the reason for leaving the Stones & the what the similarities are between Keith & Jack Bruce , it was little drug we know as Heroin . Lucky for them both they managed to have survived what most that play that game don't. Mick knew he had to leave not just to survive the lifestyle the Stones were living but as a player he was capable of more & it wasn't going to come unless he left . He just placed more on his music that fame & fortune & he has had one stellar career & no regrets. Mick continues to play great music & we sure miss Jack Bruce.

[@TheWarfen]

Worst interviewer ever! Let the man talk, he is a Legend, stop cutting him off and asking stupid questions!

[@normwalle9486]

I agree with you guys. asks a question and them cut him off. Asshole.

[@wilsonstone935]

Thank you, that right off the bat, poor, not bright kid, soon as Mick was trying to say something interesting, the kid would interrupt with asinine question

[@michaelheller8841]

It's hard to listsen when the interviewer keeps cutting him off. I'm surprised Mick didn't just tell him to piss off and walk out. The questions are also what a juvenile would ask. Ask the question, then STFU!

[@im1who84u]

Looking at the photos of Mick Taylor, he doesn't look like he's a member of one of the most popular rock-n-roll bands in the world. He just looks like the guy next door that you could hang around with. He could probably just walk into any store, bar, or restaurant and not be noticed. He just seems like an all around down to earth nice guy.

[@johnscialfa7391]

great points...i met him in 1999...when he played the trump marina....he is the nicest guy...like u said so down to earth.i thought the same as you...as far as not seeming like a member...but we all know he is an amazing player...and as great as the stones still are...the taylor years were miles ahead of anything else.

[@hollygolightly7475]

He was great in the stones !! They were at their best with him🧡

[@carmenbrown3437]

Sticky Fingers was the best album from the 70's

[@clayrowden3916]

Thanks for sharing. Mick Taylor deserves his own place in the quirky ass R&R HOF and ranking as one of the top rock lead and blues guitarists of all time. I love the Stones and the Glimmer Twins, but know in my gut that MT got ripped by the Stones machine. Jagger and Richards should give MT 10+% royalties and or at least what other "official" band members got during his tenure. Really more bc MT was the most creative member behind Jagger and Richards. RIP Mr. Watts.

[@michealcurrie8272]

Mick should talk more, in detail. I want to know, which songs he wrote. Ian Stewart was major for the band also.

[@stevenamato6289]

To interviewer let the guitar God finish a answer and stop interrupting Mick.

[@PeaceandQuiet12345]

Beautiful! Thank you!!

[@Kleermaker1000]

You're welcome :)

[@spiked1002]

"Can you explain how to dance? What's it like?" Only a Dutchman could ask that without laughing

[@Switcha44]

Mick is very British with this interviewer

[@eg4449]

The fact that Mick Taylor sat for this interview reveals he doesn't get the opportunity very much. The interviewer seems more interested in the mystique of the Stones. And has little appreciation for the music. Hope Mick has the opportunity to get his story across better in another way.

[@gregdahlen4375]

it would be pretty good to have been in the stones lots of memories knowing all the backstage stories

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

I think Mick likes Exile because he is so clearly all over that!

[@Kleermaker1000]

On some songs he really is: Shine A Light, Stop Breaking Down, All Down The Line.

[@tylersweet5994]

4:15 Mick about to reveal something really interesting about Mick and Keith's song writing but maddeningly interrupted by the interviewer! Classic example of how NOT to conduct an interview!!!

[@manuelpe1979]

Such a huge disrespect showed by the interviewer... oh my god. Never saw something similar...

[@petermorse5442]

When the interviewer thinks he's more interesting than the subject.

[@telabib]

Mick said he learned more from playing with Bob Dylan than he learned from anyone else.

[@mgn5667]

keef didnt want to share monee"s Exit Mick Taylor

[@annmcdonald6180]

Greed by Jagger and Richards

[@Mair681]

Well....maybe that would hold water, BUT Mick Taylor left the Stones...in the lurch, to boot. He was a baby. Too young. It has been said that if he had been older, he would have never left.

[@andzwe]

The interviewer seems just tense and nervous, which makes interviewing and interacting in a different language even more difficult. Inexperienced and starstruck?

[@marcolascaraky5044]

No problem, but Mick was not at this best, or i' m mistaking....the interwiewer was à yerk....

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

Toothpick Mick is pretty amazing

[@Kleermaker1000]

@hassledguy Well, I've read this: "Stephen Dale Petit is playing the 100 Club (London, UK) on 1st December and he has Ronnie and Mick T as his special guests. Should be an excellent evening of Blues guitar. In addition, this is a benefit gig with profits going to save the 100 Club." No confirmation on his website micktaylor. com though. But it seems to be true.

[@joegarrison5911]

Wow this interview is terrible. "What did you learn" "I learned how to dance" "can you explain that"?? "...... I can't explain it with words I can show you...?"

[@ultrakool]

hey goldmember..rule number one in interviews is never talk over the guest

[@ppixilation]

Ho ho, I thought Goldmember too

[@jumpers3]

Awful interviewer

[@anthonymills1483]

Agree one of the poorest interviewer. Maybe he had a few amphetamines in him before interviewing. Taylor seems very patient. I might told him to slow the heck down.

[@lukafafrenz]

schut oop & led him tok, mischter i luff gooooooooooooold!

[@ToothyGus]

Lolololll

[@robertdotson1467]

So how much coffee do dutch interview professionals mainline? Good god man

[@Kleermaker1000]

It's just an unknown interviewer and perhaps he was very nervous. But to say all Dutch interviewers are alike seems a bit silly to me.

[@hassledguy]

thanks...I heard Mick is back gigging in Europe...is this true?

[@marcolascaraky5044]

Who's the jerk that try to make the interwiew?

[@ecavuto]

Poor interviewer...

[@johannesbols57]

You kept cutting him off when he was answering your questions. Why did you have him on if you were going to cut him off when he was speaking?

[@falcon5467]

Why "Sticky Fingers"? If you have to ask you'll never understand. "Mick Jagger showed me how to dance". He's making fun of himself...which the interviewer didn't get. Terrible interviewer. Why did he leave the Stones? Why does anyone leave a chaotic, frustrating and financially exasperating lifestyle?

[@marcolascaraky5044]

work together, living together were not the real reasons of his departure from the stones....

[@perrysar5954]

What a tool....I would have walked out and let him blabbing on his own

[@Kleermaker1000]

Taylor is a gentleman.

[@green323turbo]

How about a Shmoke and a pancake ? A Cigar and a Waffle ?

[@JohnStrandt]

The interviewer needs to work on his listening skills.

[@warmgunwarmgun3025]

I don’t think mick and Keith were real close

[@Kleermaker1000]

They lived in the same house during their period in France.

[@mgn5667]

taylor was treated like a nobody by keef.. keef had the golden goose >mick jagger

[@normanmcneal3605]

But, of course,! Had he stayed? We will never know. It’s all someone else’s fault. Modern day history revision. You oaf

[@MrEnoBeano]

The interviewer is annoying

[@FuturePast2019]

Did Taylor quit in 1974 because that was the first year Stones didn't tour after he joined. USA 1969. Europe 1970. England 1971. USA 1972. Europe 1973. Nowhere 1974.

[@viralbuthow000]

Goldmember

[@mgn5667]

how old is taylor at this interview

[@Kleermaker1000]

51 or 52

[@iainholmes2735]

Their golden era.

[@mariogrechi1840]

No, the Stones of the mid60ies were, as much as I love Mick...

[@waynecameron4579]

A question you have been asked a million times ...yes..u don't know the question yet whats your favorite album. Hmmmm

[@johnscialfa7391]

i disagree...i think its an excellent interview

[@Kleermaker1000]

Taylor in top form indeed.

[@bramdecanck688]

Man dutch people in english! Hahaha

[@bramdecanck688]

Jazeker hehe

[@AliensAnonymous]

It was the biggest mistake of his life. Let's face it. -- He said he quit because he was worried about his drug use, but then didn't stop taking drugs for years and years after. == When he was broke.

[@Kleermaker1000]

I think you're right, but we don't know the real reason(s) why he quit.

[@AliensAnonymous]

He said in this interview he was still working it out in his own head. He's broke and regrets the consequences of the decision for sure. Great upload, but I agree with the comments that the interviewer was awful. -- Hope it wasn't a member of ur family.....

[@Kleermaker1000]

LOL, maybe it was me myself. Who knows. :)

[@AliensAnonymous]

Well....then it appears you have honed your skills much better in the 8 yrs since.

[@naeemakhtar928]

He was 25 when he quit you tend to make pretty rash decisions at that age it was definitely a dumb thing to do

[@noname1st139]

No wonder he's not fussed on interviews Beatles fanboy interview guy smoked too much sativa that day lol

[@martin5940]

Nog eens en nu in het Nederlands; zelden zo een vreselijk slecht Engels gesproken interview. " wat heb je geleerd toen je bij de Stones speelde?" Taylor antwoord gelukkig ironisch met "ik heb leren dansen" waarna hij eindelijk iets over de Stones kan zeggen zelfs over uitweiden "als die gast maar niet zulke stomme vragen meer stelt in dat abominabele Engels van hem" Je improvisatie; was dat van te voren afgesproken? Ik geloof mijn oren bijna niet. Tylor's antwoord is weer ironischer en zegt " we spraken over alles toen ik bij de Stones zat; behalve over muziek." Met andere woorden waarom denk je dat ik gevraagd ben om met ze mee te spelen? Sukkel. En weer een gelukje voor de interviewer, Big Mick T begint zelf z'n verhaal te doen zonder dat hem meer iets gevraagd hoeft te worden. Gelukkig maar!

[@youkyouk7471]

L'interviewer est vraiment un schmuck, ne montrant aucun respect pour Taylor , il l'interrompt, fait des commentaires prouvant qu'il ne porte aucun réel intérêt à ce dit ce Guitariste de Génie.

[@Kleermaker1000]

Peut-être il vient d'entendre qui Taylor est juste avant de le rencontrer. Mais oui, l'interview est vraiment horrible et même offensante.

[@youkyouk7471]

C'est exactement ce que j'ai pensé !

[@Kleermaker1000]

:)

[@georgeg9111]

Truly a bad interviewer

[@andrewarthurmatthews6685]

This interviewer is irritating and is not allowing MT to talk

[@teresamoore5204]

Terrible interviewer.

[@tommeredith7079]

Too bad Mick Taylor didn't have the emotional intelligence to handle being with the Stones. He bailed out just before the Stones really started to earn the big bucks. According to Celebrity net worth Mick Taylor is only worth $300.00. He has to resort to playing small venues and pitching Weight Watchers just to scrape by. Mick says the Stones took a hot steaming shit on him over royalties during his tenure with the group.. like all malcontents, he's crying the blues.

[@Kleermaker1000]

This comment is a typical case of judging without knowing.

[@MozillaFireFox1967]

You do realize that he could have died if he didn’t leave ths Stones? It would be disgusting if you wished he was dead mate.

[@Kleermaker1000]

@@MozillaFireFox1967 And then he joined Jack Bruce, who was (as Taylor has said himself) even 'worse' than Richards. And ... Taylor survived. Don't exaggerate please.

[@paullevine1813]

Tom. Who cares how much Mick T. is worth money wise or what venues he choose to play in. He will always be known for the fantastic guitar player he is & there is nothing the Stones could have done to change the fact he needed to get out. Your statement about his lack of emotional intelligence is so stupid it shows you know nothing of his real reasons for leaving & you obviously don't play music yourself or that statement would have never come out. Bottom line is he's had a stellar career & the respect of anyone who plays & those that don't. A malcontent he most assuredly is not. One of the best players in the world he is.

[@laurasmith1330]

I dont like the interviewer.

[@johnscialfa7391]

i think the interviewer did a great job.

[@linjicakonikon7666]

John, here's a pile of oven roasted shit you might enjoy.