The Paris Review online has an interview with Mike Edison, a Charlie Watts biographer.
It seems like an energetic conversation.
Mr. Edison says,
------------------------------- "Rip This Joint," which opens Exile on Main Street, is the fastest song in their whole catalog. It's like a splatter painting. He's gone from impressionism to extreme impressionism. The band has gone from playing songs to playing music. Charlie goes from just playing the drums to playing the band. ---------------------------------- [end quote]
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I love "Rip This Joint."
It is fast.
Gonna raise hell at the union hall --
Drive myself right over the wall...
Dick and Pat back in old D.C.
Well, they're gonna hold some shit for me...
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