re: Saw the Stones tonight for the first time.

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you have an unnatural affection for Jones he was a colossal a-hole and becaming psycotic

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I was actually wondering if anyone would claim this. Shoulda known it'd be you.

Yes, I am intrigued by Jones. Partly this is due to knowing so little about him, especially when I was younger. Books about the Stones did not go into much detail on him. He was just a mysterious figure on album covers.

Even in this age of the internet and having read the Trynka bio, he remains an enigma.

Why did he allow Jagger & Richards to take the band away from him?

Why didn't he try to write more songs? Gene Clark claimed that Brian wrote about 25% of the music for "Eight Miles High" (their bands were both in Pittsburgh & staying at the same hotel). But he declined to put his name on the credits (McGuinn wrote one line, Crosby nothing at all, but they insisted on getting a piece of the song).

Brian clearly could write music, & if he had trouble with lyrics he could have found a collaborator, and settled in as the George of the band.

Brian is the most fascinating of the Stones, the way John is the most fascinating of The Beatles. But unlike the over examined/explained John, Brian will likely always remain an enigma.