I just got in from taking my band to see the Scorsese-directed epic, Shine A Light. It's hard to imagine anyone other than Scorsese being able to pull that off, to capture the energy of the Stones and leave nothing on the table. To see the friendship, the best parts of the gang mentality shine through the years of footage and dedication to their craft is to get a glimpse of the enduring, seemingly ever-lasting machine that makes The Rolling Stones what it is.

Over the last 6 or so months I've gone from spending each night alone on stage ot being able to share it on a regular basiss with a now fmailiar group of faces. Somewhere before now I got it into my head I somehow had a single-minded burden to bear, that to be able to look ove rmy shoulder and see someone who had my back was some kind of phantom weakness, the ghost of what I couldn't do on my own.

Sitting in that darkened theatre tonight and seeing what Mick, Keith, Ronnie and Charlie had, I realised I wanted that. Not the fame and the money (though, don't get me wrong, I'll take it in spades thanks) but standing eye to eye with people who have walked that road with you and not tired along the way, that unmistakable bond that
only gets forged under stage lights and in the dust that swirls through the crapped-out air-conditioning vents of the dank, dark rooms you rehearse in. I don't think for a second I have eveyr last face around me, but I know I have enough to get it started.

You'll see us out at some shows soon, and I hope you'll agree.

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