según Bill Wyman en "Stone Alone" :
... En Eel Pie Island, Andrew soltó su primera bomba . Insistió en nuestro pianista, "Stu", debía irse del grupo: su cuidada imagen, dijo, era "completamente inadecuada" para nosotros. Pero "Stu" estaba totalmente vinculado al grupo y era vital tanto musical como socialmente. Para Andrew, su físico, algo que nunca nos había preocupado, era un gran problema. Stu tenía una característica facial particularmente prominente: a los ocho años, un ataque de sarampión le había provocado una deficiencia de calcio que hizo que su mandíbula se hiciera muy grande. A los dieciocho, fue operado para corregirlo, pero seguía siendo muy visible y era altamente consiente de esta anomalía. "Stu" también pensó que Andrew creía que "mi pelo no era lo suficientemente largo. Pero había una buena razón para ello. Bill y yo éramos los únicos que trabajábamos y simplemente no podíamos ir con el pelo largo, de otro modo nos hubieran despedido" . La viuda de "Stu", Cynthia, dice: "Dijera lo que dijera "Stu" o cualquier otro, a él si le le preocupó ser relegado. Ya tenía bastante de lo que preocuparse, pués era terriblemente tímido. Pero lo esencial para Andrew era que la cara de "Stu" no encajaba. A Andrew le encantaban los chicos guapos, delgados y con pelo largo. "Stu" se sintió resentido no sólo por no estar alli en el escenario, sino por la salvaje manera que fue apartado a un lado".
Probablemente, Andrew sabía que estábamos estrechamente unidos, y era consiente de las ondas de choque que su decreto había provocado, pues ofreció una rama de olivo: "Stu" se quedaría con los Stones, tocando con nosotros en las sesiones de grabación y también convirtiéndose en nuestro mánager de carretera.
Afortunadamente para nosotros, "Stu" aceptó su nuevo papel, aunque a regañadientes, y se convirtió en alguien increíblemente importante para nosotros.
Aparentemente, "Stu" se lo tomó bien.
Brian le dijo: "No te preocupes por ello. Eres parte de los Stones. Siempre tendrás una sexta parte de todo".
Más tarde, "Stu" reflexionó: "Brian me dijo todo tipo de tonterías pero yo las ignoré" . Su actitud hacia Brian, que había aceptado tan de buen grado la orden de Oldham, se convirtió ahora en resentimiento y las tensiones entre los miembros del grupo empezaron a aumentar. La relación de Brian con Mick floreció temporalmente, pero había una sensación subyacente de que la determinación implacable estaba reemplazando al idealismo. Pensé que el despido era una forma extraña de recompensar la increíble lealtad de "Stu". Par los Stones, la relegación del pianista, parecía un bajo precio a pagar por una pasarela hacia el estrellato. Y, echando a un lado a Ian Stewart, Andrew Oldham había realizado la primera intervención quirúrgica.
Stephen Davis , escribe en "Los viejos dioses nunca mueren" :
.....Andrew envió al conjunto al sastre para que le hiciera chaquetas a cuadros blancos y negros conjuntadas con solapas de terciopelo negro. Cuando llegaron los trajes terminados y los Stones los sacaron y se los probaron, sólo había cinco. Andrew le dijo al sastre que no se preocupara por el traje de "Stu" porque ya no formaba parte del conjunto.
La mala noticia se la dio Brian a "Stu", diciéndole que Andrew había insistido mucho. "Stu" era mayor, más franco, un personaje bueno que no encajaba en la imagen. Los Rolling Stones, tenían que ser chicos guapos, delgados y melenudos. En una reunión en "Eel Pie Island", Andrew dijo en broma que, de todas maneras, seis eran demasiado para un conjunto, porque los chicos sólo sabían contar hasta cinco.
A Brian no le gustaba Andrew, estaba nervioso por la preferencia obvia hacia Mick como miembro destacado y símbolo sexual, pero siguió. Y los demás también .
Era una gran momento para ellos, el fin del conjunto de rhythm and blues llamado los Rollin' Stones y el comienzo de un grupo que rivalizaría con los Beatles. "Stu", después de ser despedido del conjunto, declaró que la idea de fundarlo fué de Brian y suya. "Quiero decir (declaró después) que habrían sido un conjunto exactamente como los Rolling Stones, y hubieran sido tan buenos como los Rolling Stones, tanto si Brian y yo hubiéramos existido como si no"
Le pidieron a "Stu" que siguiera con ellos como responsable de giras, que siguiera tocando el piano en las actuaciones y en los discos, y el buenazo de "Stu" accedió, no sin una cierta amargura persistente. Llegó a odiar a Brian por su fácil traición. Por lo que respecta a Andrew Oldham, a pesar de su admiración por la brillante y cuidadosa manera de llevar el conjunto en los años venideros, "Stu" declaró que "si estuviera en llamas no haría nada por él , ni tan sólo mearle encima" .
Stu, that "official farewell" ......
by Bill Wyman in "Stone Alone":
... In Eel Pie Island, Andrew released his first bomb. He insisted on our pianist, "Stu", should leave the group, its careful image, he said, was "completely inappropriate" for us. But "Stu" was totally linked to the group and it was vital both musically and socially. For Andrew, his physique, something that never was concerned, was a big problem. Stu had a particularly prominent facial feature: after eight years, an attack of measles had caused a calcium deficiency that made his jaw is made very large. At eighteen, had surgery to correct it, but still very visible and was highly aware of this anomaly. "Stu" also thought that Andrew believed that "my hair was not long enough. But there was good reason for it. Bill and I were the only ones that worked and just could not go with long hair, otherwise we would have fired ". The widow of "Stu," Cynthia says, "Whatever he said" Stu "or otherwise, to him if he was concerned about being relegated. He had enough to worry about, it was painfully shy. But the essential thing for Andrew was that the face of "Stu" did not fit. A Andrew loved the pretty boys, thin and with long hair. "Stu" felt resentful not only for not being there on stage, but the savage way he was removed to one side. "Probably, Andrew knew that we were closely united, and was aware of the shock waves that his decree had caused, it offered an olive branch: "Stu" would stay with the Stones, playing with us in the recording sessions and becomingour road manager.
Fortunately for us, "Stu" accepted his new role, albeit reluctantly, and turned into someone incredibly important to us.
Apparently, "Stu" took it well.Brian said, "Do not worry about it. You are part of the Stones. You always have one-sixth of all."Later, "Stu" reflected, "Brian told me all sorts of nonsense but I ignored them." His attitude towards Brian, who had so willingly accepted the order of Oldham, now turned to resentment and tensions between members of the group began to increase. Brian's relationship with Mick temporarily flourished, but there was an underlying feeling that the relentless determination was replacing idealism. I thought the dismissal was a strange way to reward the incredible loyalty of "Stu." Pair of Stones, the relegation of the pianist, seemed a small price to pay for a gateway to stardom. And siding with Ian Stewart, Andrew Oldham had performed the first surgery.
Stephen Davis, writes in "The old gods never die"
Andrew ..... sent to all the tailor to make him jackets conjoined black and white squares with black velvet lapels. When they finished the costumes and the Stones were taken out and tested them, there were only five. Andrew Taylor told not to worry about the suit "Stu" because it was not part of the whole.The bad news he gave Brian a "Stu", saying that Andrew had insisted much. "Stu" was bigger, frankly, a good guy who did not fit the image. The Rolling Stones had to be pretty boys, thin and hairy. At a meeting in "Eel Pie Island," Andrew said in jest that, however, six were too much for a whole, because the boys knew only count to five.Brian did not like Andrew, I was nervous about the obvious preference toward Mick as a leading member and sex symbol, but still. And the others also.It was a great moment for them, the end of rhythm and blues group called the Rollin 'Stones and the beginning of a group that would rival the Beatles."Stu" after being dismissed from the group, said the idea of founding was Brian and his. "I mean (stated later) that would have been a set exactly like the Rolling Stones, and been as good as the Rolling Stones, whether Brian and I had existed or not"He was asked to "Stu" to continue with them as responsible for touring, playing the piano to continue the proceedings and records, and good old "Stu" agreed, not without some lingering bitterness. Brian came to hate for its ease of treason. With respect to Andrew Oldham, despite his admiration for the brilliant and careful way to bring the whole in the years ahead, "Stu" declared that "if on fire he would do nothing, not even Mearle above" .
by Bill Wyman in "Stone Alone":
... In Eel Pie Island, Andrew released his first bomb. He insisted on our pianist, "Stu", should leave the group, its careful image, he said, was "completely inappropriate" for us. But "Stu" was totally linked to the group and it was vital both musically and socially. For Andrew, his physique, something that never was concerned, was a big problem. Stu had a particularly prominent facial feature: after eight years, an attack of measles had caused a calcium deficiency that made his jaw is made very large. At eighteen, had surgery to correct it, but still very visible and was highly aware of this anomaly. "Stu" also thought that Andrew believed that "my hair was not long enough. But there was good reason for it. Bill and I were the only ones that worked and just could not go with long hair, otherwise we would have fired ". The widow of "Stu," Cynthia says, "Whatever he said" Stu "or otherwise, to him if he was concerned about being relegated. He had enough to worry about, it was painfully shy. But the essential thing for Andrew was that the face of "Stu" did not fit. A Andrew loved the pretty boys, thin and with long hair. "Stu" felt resentful not only for not being there on stage, but the savage way he was removed to one side. "Probably, Andrew knew that we were closely united, and was aware of the shock waves that his decree had caused, it offered an olive branch: "Stu" would stay with the Stones, playing with us in the recording sessions and becomingour road manager.
Fortunately for us, "Stu" accepted his new role, albeit reluctantly, and turned into someone incredibly important to us.
Apparently, "Stu" took it well.Brian said, "Do not worry about it. You are part of the Stones. You always have one-sixth of all."Later, "Stu" reflected, "Brian told me all sorts of nonsense but I ignored them." His attitude towards Brian, who had so willingly accepted the order of Oldham, now turned to resentment and tensions between members of the group began to increase. Brian's relationship with Mick temporarily flourished, but there was an underlying feeling that the relentless determination was replacing idealism. I thought the dismissal was a strange way to reward the incredible loyalty of "Stu." Pair of Stones, the relegation of the pianist, seemed a small price to pay for a gateway to stardom. And siding with Ian Stewart, Andrew Oldham had performed the first surgery.
Stephen Davis, writes in "The old gods never die"
Andrew ..... sent to all the tailor to make him jackets conjoined black and white squares with black velvet lapels. When they finished the costumes and the Stones were taken out and tested them, there were only five. Andrew Taylor told not to worry about the suit "Stu" because it was not part of the whole.The bad news he gave Brian a "Stu", saying that Andrew had insisted much. "Stu" was bigger, frankly, a good guy who did not fit the image. The Rolling Stones had to be pretty boys, thin and hairy. At a meeting in "Eel Pie Island," Andrew said in jest that, however, six were too much for a whole, because the boys knew only count to five.Brian did not like Andrew, I was nervous about the obvious preference toward Mick as a leading member and sex symbol, but still. And the others also.It was a great moment for them, the end of rhythm and blues group called the Rollin 'Stones and the beginning of a group that would rival the Beatles."Stu" after being dismissed from the group, said the idea of founding was Brian and his. "I mean (stated later) that would have been a set exactly like the Rolling Stones, and been as good as the Rolling Stones, whether Brian and I had existed or not"He was asked to "Stu" to continue with them as responsible for touring, playing the piano to continue the proceedings and records, and good old "Stu" agreed, not without some lingering bitterness. Brian came to hate for its ease of treason. With respect to Andrew Oldham, despite his admiration for the brilliant and careful way to bring the whole in the years ahead, "Stu" declared that "if on fire he would do nothing, not even Mearle above" .
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