the cruel sea once had a song called ‘she got soul’ and i used to quote this song in reference to a woman i once knew and had a brief romance with. she was the type of person who had her own style, was very comfortable with her place in the world, had a passion for people, art, and music, and was as real as any person you would ever come across. i’ve currently been reading the keith richards autobiography and whilst i’ve always thought this about the guy, he definitely got soul
when you hear keith talk it becomes apparent his life is all about the music. he never joined a band to become famous, rather he just wanted, in his words “to be a bluesman”. he’s obviously known and admired for his drug addled ways and being the outlaw we all wish we could be, but when you dig deep into his words you realise his real interest and passion is in living life his way, and his way was to pursue the music
as for his playing, well he aint the most technically gifted guitarist around but jeez he came up with some killer riffs. he is “the riff master”, even if he says so himself. and the open G tuning he uses is the shit. listen to “honkey tonk women”, “street fighting man”, and “start me up” and tell me he aint got soul
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