Entertainment Rolling Stones Presser - Rock giants meet the European press in Munich, plus concert footage
TAPE: EF03/0518
IN_TIME: 05:41:46
DURATION: 5:35
SOURCES: APTN/Virgin Music
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DATELINE: Munich, Germany. June 5, 2003
SHOTLIST
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1. Exterior press conference
2. Rolling Stones arrive
3. UPSOUND Mick Jagger welcomes press
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4. Various Munich venue
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5. (Q:The level of energy you guys give off; how do you still do it?)
SOUNDBITE (English) Keith Richards:
''It's a secret''
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ronnie Wood:
'' None of us know.''
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Mick Jagger:
''It was a very lively crowd last night, you know there was a lot of energy. It was actually the first time we've done, how do you call it, a general admission they call it in America, where there's no seats and it was first time we've done that in a long while and that seemed to work. The energy level was good in the place and if the audience has got a good energy that helps you a lot. And it was all men Charlie says, I don't know what that says. They left all the girls at home, I don't know, you usually get a few bits of underwear on the stage, yesterday it was all Y-fronts but anyway.''
8. Cutaway press
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Mick Jagger:
'' Yes there is a difference between each country, the problem is remembering what it is. You try and put yourself back, what songs you did. You look at the last time you did Amsterdam, you don't want to repeat yourself but you say they like that kind of thing. In my mind, some countries like more blalrds, some countries are much more hard rocking and so and so , I think Holland qualifies in the latter section. So you think a little bit like that. Or where you are, whether you're in a club, or an arena or a big outside stadium affects what the set is going to be as well as the country."
SOUNDBITE (English) Keith Richards:
''Mind you we love Amsterdam.''
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10. Various concert preps at the Olympia Halle in Munich
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(Q: Can you tell a bit more about the method of picking the songs. Do you have a meeting?)
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Mick Jagger:
''Oh yeah, we all sit around a big, teak table and we get all the songs, 200 songs in a big list, and we throw them all in the air and which ever of the 21 that come down first, we do them in that order.
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12. Pan shot arena
13. Various Rolling Stones backstage
14. Various Concert performance
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15. SOUNDBITE (English), Rolling Stones spokesman:
" We spoke to the band, we spoke to the record company again, I spoke to their Jewish promoter, Marcel Avrum, and at the end of the day they renounced any affiliation, it's an old story, it's an inaccurate story they way it's going around and we stand by the booking."
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Mick Jagger:
"As far as I see it they've renounced any tenuous links they might of had to any right-wing organisations, so we take that as proof of their good faith, so we keep them on the show."
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17. Various Concert performance
18. UPSOUND fans
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19. Cutaway press
20. Wide shot Rolling Stones exit stage
STONE'S ON A ROLL IN MUNICH
The Rolling Stones joked there way through a press conference in Munich on Thursday.
Having kicked off the European leg of their 'Licks' world tour with a well received concert at the Olympia Halle in Munich, Germany on Wednesday (Wednesday 4th June), the aging giants of rock, were in light-hearted mood.
Ask about their concert song lists, Mick Jagger - who dominated the Q&A -said they just took the names of all their hits, threw them in the air and selected the first 21 that hit the floor.
The only serious note was struck when they were asked about the choice of German rockers Boehse Onkelz (Evil Uncles) as support band for the gig in Hanover on August 8.
It caused controversy when it was reported in the UK press that the group had far-right connections.
Subsequently the band -whose were booked without the Rolling Stones' knowledge' - denied being racist or having any fascist links. They admitted being the darlings of the German skinhead scene in the 1980s, but claimed to have disowned the movement when its politics moved to the right. They claim their followers now are mainstream hard rock fans.
Jagger said they accepted the expalnation and the band would still support the Rolling Stones.
The band played to thousands of excited German fans in the Olympia Halle venue with a set which included the best of both the old and new. Their '40 Licks' world tour marks their 40th anniversary as a band. Jagger will celebrate his 60th birthday in July.
With the American, Asian, and Australian legs of their 'Licks' tour now in the rear view mirror, the Stones will spend the summer of 2003 zigzagging throughout Europe. The tour will last three-and-a-half months wrapping up mid-September in the band's native England.
In the various cities, including Paris, London, Munich, and Stockholm, the Stones will perform in a variety of venues - large stadiums , medium-sized arenas , and small theatres all in the same week.
Keith has been referring to the tour as the 'Fruit Of The Loom' tour , saying "Small, medium, and large. We come in all sizes."
Opening acts for the tour include AC/DC, the Cranberries, Counting Crows, the Hives, the Pretenders, and ZZ Top.