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Keith Richards has said that The Rolling Stones have no plans to sell their publishing.His comments come as other veteran acts including Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks and Bruce Springsteen parted with their publishing catalogues recently for large payouts.Talking to CBS This Morning, Richards said: “Mick and I have not spoken about it on a serious level. I don’t know if we’re ready to sell our catalogue.“We might drag it out a bit, put some more stuff in it. The only thing about selling your catalogue…it’s a sign of getting old.”Elsewhere in the interview Richards reflected on the “shock” of losing drummer Charlie Watts last year.“I think he tried to keep [his health] under the wraps last year,” the guitarist said.

Keith Richards reunited with his old band the X-Pensive Winos at a show in New York last week – check out the footage below.The Rolling Stones guitarist assembled the group back in 1986 for his performance in the Chuck Berry concert film Hail! Hail! Rock ‘N’ Roll, which came out the following year.They contributed to Richards’ debut solo album ‘Talk Is Cheap’ (1988) and its follow-up ‘Main Offender’ (1992), as well as touring with the musician. The X-Pensive Winos also appear on his 2015 third LP, ‘Crosseyed Heart’, and played one live show that year.The original X-Pensive Winos line-up consisted of guitarist Waddy Wachtel, keyboardist Ivan Neville, bassist Charlie Drayton, saxophonist Bobby Keys and drummer Steve Jordan – the latter of whom is now a permanent touring member of The Rolling Stones’ following the death of Charlie Watts last summer.As Stereogum reports, Richards and the X-Pensive Winos played a three-track set together at the Love Rocks benefit show at NYC’s Beacon Theatre last Thursday (March 10).

The Rolling Stones have announced details of a 60th anniversary tour hitting the UK and Europe this summer. See full dates below, and tickets will be available here.Having been teasing fans for the past week, the rock legends will be heading out on the road to mark six decades as a band for the ‘SIXTY’ tour – with a new show and live production starting in Madrid on June 1 before heading to Munich, Liverpool, Amsterdam, Bern, Milan, London, Brussels, Vienna, Lyon, Paris, Gelsenkirchen and Stockholm.Following on from their acclaimed USA ‘No Filter’ tour, ‘SIXTY’ will see Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood make their long-awaited return to the UK, performing at the home of Liverpool FC – Anfield, for the Stones’ first in Liverpool show for over 50 years, followed by two shows in London’s Hyde Park for British Summer Time Festival.

The Rolling Stones have shared another teaser as speculation grows around a possible UK and European tour.The legendary band, who last toured in the UK in 2018, prompted whispers of a return to these shores yesterday (March 11) by sharing a video featuring their iconic logo being displayed across various locations – including London, among other EU cities.“Can’t You Hear Me Knocking,” they captioned the clip.Today (March 12), Stones frontman Mick Jagger added more fuel to the fire by uploading visuals depicting an iMessage chat between himself and bandmate Ronnie Wood. “Hey Ronnie it’s all been confirmed!” Jagger wrote in the first text.

The Rolling Stones have teased a new tour in the UK and Europe.In a new video posted to Instagram this morning (March 11), a map of the UK and Europe was dotted with the Stones’ iconic logo, which lit up over several locations – including London.They captioned the post: “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” – see it below.A post shared by The Rolling Stones (@therollingstones)Back in December, The Rolling Stones played an intimate London show in celebration of their late bandmate Charlie Watts. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, as well as former bassist Bill Wyman, were all in attendance at Ronnie Scott’s in Soho, along with a number of Watts’ family and friends.Longtime Stones drummer Watts died at the age of 80 last August, prompting a huge outpouring of tributes from the music world and beyond.

Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith has opened up about his “unbelievable” experience meeting legendary late Rolling Stones drummer, Charlie Watts.Speaking to NME for the latest Big Read, the Chili’s drummer also discussed his respect for the Stones’ staying power.“They’re still going man, still wheeling around,” said Smith. “I think because they were there in the very beginning of rock and roll or modern rock and roll anyway.

Keith Richards has announced a 30th anniversary reissue of his second solo album ‘Main Offender’ – see all the details below.Released back in October 1992, the record followed on from the Rolling Stones guitarist’s debut solo full-length, 1988’s ‘Talk Is Cheap’.It was produced by Richards, Waddy Wachtel and Steve Jordan, the latter of whom drummed for the Stones on their recent US tour; the stint marked the legendary band’s first shows since the death of Charlie Watts.Today (January 25) it’s been confirmed that ‘Main Offender’ will arrive as an expanded, special deluxe box set on March 18 via BMG. You can pre-order the collection here in various formats.The upcoming new version of the LP boasts previously unreleased recordings from Richards’ ‘Winos Live In London ‘92’ show, which took place at the Town & Country Club in Kentish Town, London.To preview the celebratory reissue, Richards has shared a live version of ‘How I Wish’ alongside an official accompanying lyric video.

Time flies by so fast. Lucas Jagger shared a bunch of photos from his recent travels “around the U.S.” on Thursday November 18. The 22-year-old shared a variety of photos, including one where he and his dad Mick Jagger were spending a bit of quality time together. Lucas looks a lot like the 78-year-old Rolling Stones vocalist did during his younger years, but he’s quite a bit taller than Mick is.

The Who frontman Roger Daltrey has criticised The Rolling Stones, calling them “a mediocre pub band”.In a new interview with the Coda Collection, Daltrey reflected on The Who’s history, and was asked about their contemporaries, including the Stones and Led Zeppelin.When discussing the Stones, Daltrey first took the opportunity to praise frontman Mick Jagger, saying: “You’ve got to take your hat off to him.

Mick Jagger has joked on-stage about Paul McCartney’s recent comments on The Rolling Stones, during which he called them a “blues cover band”.During an interview with the New Yorker earlier this month, McCartney said: “[The Beatles’] net was cast a bit wider than [the Stones’]. I’m not sure I should say it, but they’re a blues cover band, that’s sort of what the Stones are.”At a concert in Los Angeles last Thursday (October 14), Jagger made a brief swipe at McCartney’s comments.“There’s so many celebrities here tonight,” Jagger said during the show. “Megan Fox is here, she’s lovely.

“blues cover band” in an interview with The New Yorker.Jagger, 78, and his mates played at the LA’s SoFi Stadium on Thursday, where he called out the plethora of celebrities that were at his concert, including A-listers like Megan Fox, Lady Gaga and Leonardo DiCaprio.Then Jagger added, “Paul McCartney is here. He’s gonna join us in the blues cover band.”In his New Yorker interview, McCartney also added, “I think our net was cast a bit wider than [the Stones.’”However, this was the ex-Beatle’s first verbal beatdown of the Stones.

Paul McCartney has labelled The Rolling Stones as “a blues cover band” in a new interview.The musician was reflecting on The Beatles’ legacy when he made the remark about the long-running band.Speaking to The New Yorker, McCartney wasn’t, as the profile notes, ‘above suggesting that The Beatles worked from a broader range of musical languages than their peers — not least the Rolling Stones’.McCartney said: “I’m not sure I should say it, but they’re a blues cover band, that’s sort of what the Stones are.“I think our net was cast a bit wider than theirs.”McCartney’s New Yorker comments come 18 months on from a similar jibe he made at the Stones’ expense in April 2020.“They are rooted in the blues,” McCartney told Howard Stern about the

The New Yorker, the Beatles member called rival British rock band The Rolling Stones a “blues cover band.”Ouch.“I’m not sure I should say it, but they’re a blues cover band, that’s sort of what the Stones are,” McCartney, 79, said. “I think our net was cast a bit wider than theirs.”It’s not the first time he took a dig at the band, either.

The Rolling Stones dug out a deep cut for their recent tour stop at Nissan Stadium in Nashville over the weekend, performing ‘Connection’ for the first time in a decade and a half.The song, lifted from 1967 album ‘Between the Buttons’, was last played by the band during a Vancouver performance in November of 2006.“It’s great to be back. It’s great to be anywhere,” Keith Richards told the crowd in Nashville midway through the set as he took over on lead vocals before launching into the song.“Hey, blessings on us all.

The Rolling Stones have discussed why they haven’t been playing their hit ‘Brown Sugar’ on their current US tour.The band’s ‘No Filter’ tour kicked off in St Louis, Missouri on September 26, which the band dedicated to their late drummer Charlie Watts, who died at the age of 80 in August.In a new interview with The Los Angeles Times Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were asked about ‘Brown Sugar”s omission from the setlist so far, and whether it’s related to its slavery-referencing opening line: “Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields.”“You picked up on that, huh?” Richards answered. “I don’t know.

The Rolling Stones have recalled their final meetings with Charlie Watts in a new interview.The longtime Stones drummer died at the age of 80 last month (August 24), prompting a huge outpouring of tributes from the music world and beyond.

Mick Jagger has recalled the time The Who‘s Keith Moon broke into his hotel room dressed as Batman for a midnight prank.Speaking to Howard Stern on his Sirius XM radio show, the Rolling Stones frontman revealed that sometime in the 1970s Moon climbed up the fire escape of his Los Angeles hotel in order to get into his room.“Keith was a complete lunatic,” Jagger said of the late drummer. “I was in LA in a hotel once, asleep, and he broke into my room dressed as Batman.“I woke up and there was Batman in front of me, with a mask and everything.

The Rolling Stones have shared a previously unreleased track – watch the video for ‘Troubles A’ Comin’ below.The cover of the Chi-Lites is set to appear on the band’s forthcoming 40th anniversary edition of their 1981 album ‘Tattoo You’, which will feature a number of previously unreleased tracks.The newly remastered and expanded reissue is set to arrive on October 22, and will include nine extra songs as part of a ‘Lost & Found: Rarities’ disc, recorded during the same era as the original 11-track album.Watch the video for ‘Troubles A’ Comin’, which will appear on the ‘Lost & Found’ disc, below:Last week (September 23), the band shared another preview of the album in the form of a video for ‘Living in the Heart of Love’, which they

Ringo Starr has recalled a story of him jamming in his attic with the late Charlie Watts and John Bonham, saying it makes him wish TikTok existed in the 1970s.The Beatles’ drummer was speaking in a press conference about his new EP ‘Change The World’, when he remembered the three iconic drummers sharing a jam session.“I had a drum kit up in the attic – it was like a cinema attic, music, whatever you want to do up there. Charlie came, and so did John Bonham,” he remembered.

The Rolling Stones played their first show of 2021 last night (September 20) and dedicated it to drummer Charlie Watts – watch the footage below.During the show, Mick Jagger addressed the audience and said: “This is our first show of our 2021 tour, so this is it, it’s a try out, it’s the debut night for us.”He then added: “I must also say, it’s a bit of a poignant night for us because it’s the first tour we’ve done in 59 years without our lovely Charlie Watts,” who died last month aged 80.“We all miss Charlie so much.

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