Keltner speaks indeed, and as my gran would say 'Doesn't he have a lovely speaking voice?' I know folks, I looked at her strange too. I digress. I love Jim Keltner and Ry Cooder is my hero!
i'm pretty sure he's joking around... they all are actually, i think that's the point of the clip. ry's a good guy. he and jim have worked together for 30 years, i doubt they would have if ry was really like that :)
You're PRETTY sure he's joking around and I'm pretty sure he's HALF joking around. Clearly Jim has an excellent sense of humor, as I suspect they all must, but that moment of Ry having a conniption is fairly convincing- he is not very happy right there and they caught it on film.
The truth is all these guys are highly regarded pros and are all used to having things their way. Jim as a drummer is a natural mediator and deals with temperamental personalities with a dark sense of humor. That's why he's able to work with short-tempered people for thirty years. That's my take anyway. Hey, even good guys can turn into dicks for a few seconds here and there.
awesome. of course you can always youtube the harrison/cavett thing. he's another guy that i've idolized all my life and it's amazing just to hear him have a casual conversation for a hour. lennon is a little more nervous and chain-smoking the whole time but very entertaining.