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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 04:38 PM Mar 2016

The Night Keith Richards Pulled a Knife Over a Disagreement With Donald Trump

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/keith-richards-donald-trump/



Concert promoter Michael Cohl told Pollstar last year that the partnership, forged during a blockbuster reunion tour in support of the band’s Steel Wheels album, specifically limited involvement by the current Republican Party front-runner. But Trump, Cohl said, inserted himself into the promotional push for the event anyway – sending Keith Richards nearly over the edge.

“Keith pulls out his knife and slams it on the table and says, ‘What the hell do I have you for? Do I have to go over there and fire him myself? One of us is leaving the building – either him or us,'” Cohl remembered the Stones guitarist telling him. “I said, ‘No. I’ll go do it. Don’t you worry.'”

***

Cohl even made Trump agree not to attend the show, but the real-estate businessman went off script. At 6PM on concert night, Cohl discovered Trump in the venue press room, holding court with reporters. A terse discussion resulted in Trump promising to stop talking to the media, Cohl said.

But once the promoter left, Trump resumed his news conference – and that prompted Richards’ angry ultimatum. Cohl returned for a second confrontation with Trump, and he said it quickly got out of hand. Trump brought along three brass-knuckled bodyguards, according to Cohl, and then went “berserk.”
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The Night Keith Richards Pulled a Knife Over a Disagreement With Donald Trump (Original Post) Miles Archer Mar 2016 OP
Can you imagine Trump as a diplomat? If he were elected, Russia, China and Iran might nuke us Hoyt Mar 2016 #1
A visual. CentralMass Mar 2016 #2
Watch how Keef handles a stage jumper vs how Trump does... Erose999 Mar 2016 #3
Donald Trump ... tough guy and fearless leader ... napkinz Mar 2016 #5
That Sanders GIF is one of the best I've seen. Turborama Mar 2016 #14
Putin laughs at Trump (GIF) napkinz Mar 2016 #22
That was hilarious, I had forgotten all about that. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #11
he consults himself on foreign policy....he's the smartest guy he knows spanone Mar 2016 #4
Keith Richards doesn't take shit from anyone! Initech Mar 2016 #6
And Trump isn't allowed in the UK so that's going to be a tough one..n/t monmouth4 Mar 2016 #7
BEST GIF EVA... yuiyoshida Mar 2016 #8
But the story has a happy ending. Botany Mar 2016 #9
You can't win against Keith Richards. Solly Mack Mar 2016 #10
Didn't a drug dealer in 60s live with Richards? rockfordfile Mar 2016 #12
Don't know. Solly Mack Mar 2016 #13
Which one Jean de Breteuil, Tommy Weber or Spanish Tony? They were all there at the Exile on Main Monk06 Mar 2016 #16
According to Keith's book he would have recovering addicts live in the outbuildings at Redlands and Erose999 Mar 2016 #18
He has to be nuked from orbit awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #15
Indeed. The harder they come, the harder they fall. Erose999 Mar 2016 #17
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm! malaise Mar 2016 #19
Indeed, I love the Jimmy Cliff original too! Erose999 Mar 2016 #20
The original Pollstar article from August 2015. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2016 #21
Holy CRAP. Miles Archer Mar 2016 #23
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
1. Can you imagine Trump as a diplomat? If he were elected, Russia, China and Iran might nuke us
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 04:42 PM
Mar 2016

on inauguration day as a preemptive strike.

Erose999

(5,624 posts)
3. Watch how Keef handles a stage jumper vs how Trump does...
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 05:24 PM
Mar 2016






Doesn't miss a beat AND he bailed the guy out. Classy fella, that Keef.


Drumpf, on the other hand... looks like he shit his pants.

Botany

(70,521 posts)
9. But the story has a happy ending.
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 06:43 PM
Mar 2016

Increasingly worried, Cohl said he called his own security detail, which was already en route with “tire irons and hockey sticks and screwdrivers,” Cohl recalled. “‘Now are you gonna go, Donald?’ And off he went, and that was the night I fired Donald Trump.”

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BTW Trump is batshit crazy.

Monk06

(7,675 posts)
16. Which one Jean de Breteuil, Tommy Weber or Spanish Tony? They were all there at the Exile on Main
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 03:13 AM
Mar 2016

Street sessions and Jean de Breteuil was also implicated in Jim Morrison's OD by Marianne Faithful

They were all jacked on heroin back then including John Lennon who stopped by and puked on the living room floor then left

It's rumored Mick Taylor left the group because he was afraid he was going to die of an OD trying to keep up with Keith and the rest of them

Erose999

(5,624 posts)
18. According to Keith's book he would have recovering addicts live in the outbuildings at Redlands and
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 09:25 AM
Mar 2016

in exchange for a share of their gov't supplied dope. At that time the UK gov't would supply recovering addicts and attempt to wean them off, and also supplied them with speed in an attempt to make them more productive... hence the "speedball" cocktail of herion and speed that killed so many.

DinahMoeHum

(21,795 posts)
21. The original Pollstar article from August 2015. . .
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 07:17 PM
Mar 2016
http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=819781

(snip)
The Stones had such power in those days that the 6:40 p.m. slot on the national evening news was going to be an interview with the Stones to talk about and promote the pay-per-view. At about 5:50 p.m. I get word that I have to come to the press room in the next building. I run to the press room in the next building and what do you think is happening? There’s Donald Trump giving a press conference, in our room!
I give him the [come here gesture]. “Come on, Donald, what are you doing? A) You promised us you wouldn’t even be here and, B) you promised you would never do this.”

He says, “But they begged me to go up, Michael! They begged me to go up!”

I say, “Stop it. Stop it. This could be crazy. Do what you said you would. Don’t make a liar of yourself.”


I go back to the dressing room. Five minutes later, he’s back up. They call me back over there. Holy shit. I call him out (again). Same thing happens. I say, “Donald. I don’t know if I can control this. Stop it.” I go back to the dressing room. And I leave my walkie-talkie on in the dressing room. Moronic, on my part.
They call me back, at which point Keith pulls out his knife and slams it on the table and says, “What the hell do I have you for? Do I have to go over there and fire him myself? One of us is leaving the building – either him, or us.” I said, “No. I’ll go do it. Don’t you worry.”

I run over. He’s up there again! I go [gives the come here gesture]. We go into the hallway. I said, “Donald. You lied. You broke your promise. One of two things is going to happen. You’re going to leave the building and, at 6:40, The Rolling Stones are going to speak on CBS News, or you’re not going to leave the building and I’m going to go on and do an interview to explain to the world why the pay-per-view was canceled. I know it’s your building and…” – and in my head I’m going, this is so crazy, right? I’m trying to throw Donald Trump out of his own building.
But, anyway, the bottom line is I look at Donald and said,
“You and Marla (Maples) have to go. You’re fired.”
He looks at me and goes berserk.
“You don’t know anything! Your guys suck! I promote Mike Tyson! I promote heavyweight fights!”

And I notice the three shtarkers he’s with, in trench coats, two of them are putting on gloves and the other one is putting on brass knuckles. I go on the walkie-talkie and I call for Jim Callahan, who was head of our security, and I go, “Jim, I think I’m in a bit of trouble.” And he says, “Just turn around.”
I turn around. He’s got 40 of the crew with tire irons and hockey sticks and screwdrivers.
“And now, are you gonna go, Donald?”
And off he went.

(snip)
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