Now, I don’t smoke. I don’t intend to start anytime soon…or ever, in fact. I’m much in favour of the recently introduced smoking ban in England, mainly for selfish reasons – I don’t come out bars/pubs/venues smelling like and ashtray, and my clothes don’t need to be entirely decontaminated the next day. BUT! I could see how smokers may be having some trouble adjusting. Sure, you can step outside for a quick ciggie break, whatver the weather, but what happens when you’re at an indoor venue from which you just can’t make a quick escape?
Easy. Be old. In a band. Full of other wrinklies. Light up on stage. Repeat til relaxed. You’ll get away with it, trust me. At least, that’s what the Rolling Stones’ band members Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood managed to do when they played a gig at London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday night.