Keith Richards was ready for Paul McCartney to finally join The Rolling Stones in the studio.
The legendary UK rock band teamed up with the former Beatle for the song “Bite My Head Off” on the new album Hackney Diamonds, and Richards opened up to Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1 for a new interview about the collaboration.
“I felt that it was bloody time,” said the 79-year-old Rolling Stones guitarist of working with McCartney, 81, for their first official collaboration. “I’ve known Paul for 60 years, just about. Although him and John [Lennon] did do a few backup vocals with us in the ’60s. Great fun to play with.”
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“Bite My Head Off” features McCartney on bass guitar and appears on The Rolling Stones’ first album of new material since 2005’s A Bigger Band. “At the end of it, I just said, ‘Well, that’s just like the good old days,'” Richards recalled of the “Hey Jude” singer-songwriter’s studio session with Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and himself.
Hackney Diamonds, which dropped Friday, also boasts guest appearances from Stevie Wonder and Lady Gaga on the song “Sweet Sounds of Heaven.” Elsewhere in the Apple Music 1 interview, Richards detailed how the two superstars joined forces with The Rolling Stones.
“The thing is, it was such a spontaneous and organic session. We knew that Stevie was coming by, and I think Gaga only dropped in because she happened to be working in a studio across the hallway and just walked in,” recalled the guitarist.
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“Bite My Head Off” features McCartney on bass guitar and appears on The Rolling Stones’ first album of new material since 2005’s A Bigger Band. “At the end of it, I just said, ‘Well, that’s just like the good old days,'” Richards recalled of the “Hey Jude” singer-songwriter’s studio session with Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and himself.
Hackney Diamonds, which dropped Friday, also boasts guest appearances from Stevie Wonder and Lady Gaga on the song “Sweet Sounds of Heaven.” Elsewhere in the Apple Music 1 interview, Richards detailed how the two superstars joined forces with The Rolling Stones.
“The thing is, it was such a spontaneous and organic session. We knew that Stevie was coming by, and I think Gaga only dropped in because she happened to be working in a studio across the hallway and just walked in,” recalled the guitarist.
The guitarist explained what it’s like to perform without Watts following decades with the late drummer. “Steve and I have been laughing that sometimes on the last couple of tours, every now then and I turn around and for some reason I expect to see Charlie,” he said.
Richards added, “I guess because sometimes Steve can play so much like Charlie that I’m fooled that I turn around, and there’s Steve Jordan. We play around with that. But hell, early days… Steve’s only been with us two years, this band’s been going 60.”
