So last night I got in a discussion with David Simon about Keith Richards, watch me back peddle gracefully.

Happy New Year! pic.twitter.com/Vy8F68IlEI

— Keith Richards (@officialKeef) January 7, 2018

Somehow, this three-chord affront to biochemistry will be sending out New Year’s greetings when children now abed are gumming their food in assisted living. https://t.co/kWRSLc9tMj

— David Simon (@AoDespair) January 7, 2018

Just stop. Every time I find a guitar in my hands, I’m stealing something he put in my brain.

— David Simon (@AoDespair) January 7, 2018

He stole all them riffs from “Bleed” to “Exile” from exactly nobody.

— David Simon (@AoDespair) January 7, 2018

Of course he’s acknowledged the debt to Berry. More than any other living musician has acknowledged it. But a lot of the later stuff owes much more to Slim Harpo and Howlin’ Wolf and others. It’s more than linear.

— David Simon (@AoDespair) January 7, 2018

Not stole, just exploited the cultural genius of generations of black Americans to gain success on a level that they were prevented from achieving. But he did thank them, so that’s nice.

— cricket108 (@cricket108) January 7, 2018

I’m not debating his talent, but its critical that we dont sideline the extent to which his success was predicated on institutional racism. He could only reach great heights because the artists who influenced him couldn’t. He was rewarded for music they were scorned for inventing

— cricket108 (@cricket108) January 7, 2018

Sorry this is shit I know and love.

— David Simon (@AoDespair) January 7, 2018