DISCUSSION: Danny's songs from Kiln House

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Originally Posted by slipkid

I disagree, for his health. Danny Kirwan's spot with Wings during the late 70's was occupied by Jimmy McCulloch. Jimmy died from a heroin overdose in 1979. Even the Stones tried to recruit Danny Kirwan before they snagged Mick Taylor. In either case, Danny Kirwan would not have seen 1980.

I was speaking strictly from a musical standpoint. Just because Jimmy McCulloch had a smack problem doesn't mean Danny would have, too. Being that he was having to FRONT Fleetwood Mac magnified his insecurities (that and having the "I'm a white man who SHOULDN'T be playing the black man's blues" syndrome). Being a sideman in Wings where the spotlight would rarely be on him, and playing POP music rather than "the blooze" probably would've HELPED his situation rather than been his downfall.

As far as the Stones are concerned, everytime they've been on a guitarist search, they recruit EVERYBODY (Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Rory Gallagher, Steve Cropper, Wayne Perkins, etc; anyone with the slightest bit of "a name", they recruit), so I don't take much stock in their "recruiting Danny". I compare it to baseball fans talking hypothetical player trades..."Oh, it'd be great if the (enter favorite team here) got Ryan Howard." I could see that maybe some journalist was in the room when Keith hypothetically asked Mick, "Hey, what about Danny Kirwan?". I think that's about as far as it went.