I must have read 25 Stones books, but "Under Their Thumb" is my favorite. Such a ride into the inner sanctum. I read it 4 times already. Thanks Bill German! Thanks for this interview Hang Fire ;)
Loved the interview, Justin! Bill is a fantastic guy, and a wonderful writer. I loved his book more than anything I've ever read on them. That's because he's just a Stones freak like the rest of us!!!
Great to keep the story alive! Bill did it, and is keeping it going! thanks for a wonderful interview, glad to see Bill finally and hear the insight. The Stones were so far away for us young fans that his exposure and fanzine opened us up more. I am always nervous how the young music fans may not feel the Stones vibe now, but eventually it will come back full circle again and they will have our archives to pick up on.
Hi, Justin. WOW, this was so much fun ! What great stories Bill has ! Oh, yes, I remember buying the Undercover-album on the first day of release, with the Beggars Banquet promo sheet inside ! Still got it, of course. Man, I gotta get me that book ! Geir, Norway. 👍
OMG! That was a great chat, amazing. I would have loved to hear how the story of the connection of Bill with the Stones continued beyond the specific period in the early 80ies and eventually unraveled. Material for a second chat? Great work, thank you so much!
Ronnie was really around since Hyde Park when Brian died. And kieth was living with Ronnie in late 73 ,74 , when the police were after kueth like they did with Brian. At the wick when Ronnie was recording own album to do.
Great fun !.Thanks guys ! I loved getting the newsletter . Also thoughly enjoyed the book . I'm a ordinary fan originally from the Midwest . Fans are so important . That's why I really like you guys . Hope Bill will come back ! Loved the impressions 😊 . 1st saw the band in 1978 , at age 16.. That would make me & Bill the same age . Good job young whipper snapper & keep up the good work . Thanks again , really enjoyed it 😊
Bill's not only this great writer with this one-of-a-kind book every Stones' fan MUST have! He's also one of the most honest and down-to-earth persons one can ever meet, and a much loved friend after all these years. Thanks for a great interview all the way from Argentina!
Great interview. Bill is always interesting to listen to. BTW, before Beggar's Banquet, I subscribed to another Stones fanzine called "SMOOTH" which later called itself "The home for wayward Angies"! Anyone remember that one?
Holy schmolie, what a show!!!! Pure heaven for me, thanks Bill and Justin..aha story... Classic.... Justin, u never asked about Wyman!!!!! I am disappointed... But awesome show buddy
If this guy went on Fallon to talk about his days with the stones it’d be like: - So I met Mick and Keith in the 80s and.. Fallon: OH WOW! THE 80s SO CRAZy… - Yeah…and anyway, and Keith said Fallon: KEITH! MAN, HE’S SO GREAT HAHAHA - He invited me backstage at the.. Fallon: WOW! rEALLY? BACKSTAGE THATS SO COOL, HAHAH
More good stuff from Hang Fire. Excellent interview, Justin. I also got a kick out of Bill's imitations of Mick and Keith. He's pretty good, definitely put a smile on my face. This is the perfect place for people that really love the Stones. My obsession started in 1974 and has never wavered. I look forward to reading his book!
Thanks so much 👍 Yes it was great fun to hear Bill channel Mick and Keith---absolutely uncanny! In the full interview on Spotify Bill hints that he's been thinking about doing more with the impressions! Super happy you're enjoying the channel!
That was awesome and have read Bill's book more than once, just an a amazing read and completely engrossing, on top of the great stories and material, Bill is an excellent writer and really makes you feel like you were there.
Love Bill German. I think I’ve saved everything I could get from him. What he said during this interview was so great for me. It got me reminiscing about his fanzine. Here’s a photo of some of the stuff I saved from my subscriptions. I even have personalized notes to me, signed by Bill! Thanks for the great interview!👍🏼🎤🎸😎 Damn, I can’t figure out how to attach a photo to my comment!😟
Darn wish I could have seen the pictures sadly pictures aren't allowed in comments. So great you were a follower of Beggars Banquet before. You probably have quite a treasure trove!
@@HangFireStonesPodcastJustin, thanks for all of your great podcasts. I’m 65 years old and just a bit technologically challenged, but I’d love to send you and Bill a single photo of a lot of my “Connection” and “Beggar’s Banquet” issues. Also in the photo (if you zoom in) you can see hand written notes from Bill to me. I’m really glad I saved this stuff! Additionally, my 30 year old son and my wife have tickets to see the boys in Philadelphia on June 11th at Lincoln Financial Field. I’ve seen The Rolling Stones of every tour since The Some Girls Tour in 1978! Please let me know how I can send this photo to you. Thanks!
Really, really enjoyed this chat! Thanks so much Justin for bringing us these gems! Always so much to learn from you and from your guests! PS really loved the Mick & OJ story! Bill told it so well, I felt like it was me standing over Mick (in my dreams!). Take good care, thanks again! ♥🎵🎶
My friend had the stupid phone and those stupid squares of gum that were album covers. Kinda like baseball cards ,I think that they were going for. Collection.
Excellent interview! I have bill's book. Every stones fan should buy it.i have emailed Bill a couple of times.he has always been very nice and answered me👍
Bill- excellent! And this young man Justin- he's good! Seriously- both of you with wonderful perspectives on The Stones, with smart and humorous, reverant but not-ridiculously-so, takes on the band we still love. Very enjoyable. Thanks guys! Both of you keep up the great work.
It's great to get a glimpse of them as regular people. Often the public personas of celebrities is very different than their private personality. Thanks for this interesting interview.
Glad you enjoyed it Janice! Yes with Bill being smack dab in the middle of all the action his book really paints a very honest and accessible picture of the Stones offstage. Highly recommended!
Nice chat. I have the book and really enjoyed it. I kind of wish Bill - and Justin here - could have offered a glimpse into how Bill saw and felt the band tensions, especially between Mick and Keith, during those difficult years of 1983 - 1988, give or take, and of how Ronnie was instrumental in getting the band back on track. But maybe he didn't see that stuff, and anyway, he was still pretty young during those years. But a good book and a fine chat here. Thanks both.
There was a point when Keith and Mick were looking at Bill's "fanzine" to see where they were going next. Its even in his book and Keith mentioned it in a few interviews at the time. This was before Ron Wood was in the Stones. Well done Bill, from a fellow Brooklynite. Madison High School 1972.
A friend of mine was in Keith's apartment in the 1980s. The phone rings and Keith tells my friend to answer it. Friend: Hello? Mick: Is Keith there? Keith: Tell him Im not here. Friend: Keiths not here right now. Mick: Yeah right. CLICK!
Fantastic interview - I was an original subscriber to Beggars Banquet and still have them. Bill's story is one of the greatest rock stories ever and his book is terrific.
Great interview reaffirming truth is stranger than fiction. I'll have to get this book. Great post once again - oh shit I just knocked my orange juice over ! Mick! Mick! Yeees it's zee cleaning ladeee. Can I help
@@HangFireStonesPodcast It's becoming obvious that there is alot of great vintage stuff still in the can. Songs, videos, concerts. I wish they'd start releasing this stuff. Hopefully we don't have to have Mick or Keith die for more things to come out. Personally I had no idea there was a great quality full recording of El Macambo. Or the wonderful Texas '78 video. I had a bootleg of the '78 Texas show as a kid and it was dreadful. An audience audio. Other artists have released box sets of unreleased stuff going back as far as Dylan's Biograph set. Hopefully everything will start coming out before Keith is forced to retire by his terrible arthritis. I don't want to have to wait until one of them dies. Allen Klein is dead. I think the Stones have regained the rights to the Decca stuff. I guess if they sell the rights to their catalog like many other of their contemporaries then they will lose control of what gets released?
Wow…yes, I had a subscription to Beggars Banquet and thought it was super-fantastic…wish I still had them….amazing to see the creator. Such a small world to think I was receiving my copies in the mail here in Australia as a teenager. No internet…I must have seen the advert in Rolling Stone magazine. Even seeing the images of the covers brings back memories…the images are still etched on my brain…I couldn’t believe I was getting delivered photos and stories..😂I remember photos of Keith and Patti’s wedding and Mick with Jerry…exclusive photos….I was on a super-high 😂
Wow so awesome that you were a subscriber! I'm sure Bill might remember your especially being from Australia! Glad I could help close the circle on that all these years later!
Jagger got punched in the face by Charlie but much earlier from Brian Jones. Word is Brian took Mick’s chicken sandwich and Mick started yelling at Brian so Brian socked him, giving Mick a black eye
@@MrChristopherMolloy Keith had been holding on to that riff since at least 1978. Check out Golden Caddy outtake. I guess Ryan is a fan of the stones bootlegs too..? Ha
