Keith Richards “Mick Taylor would play the top lines. Keith Richards would write most of the songs... Once, Keith said, ‘You play too f*cking loud. I can’t work with you in the room right now‘”: Andy Johns on the Rolling Stones' turbulent Exile on Main St. sessions Though the late engineer had already worked with George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Free, Eric Clapton, and Led Zeppelin, he saw what would become the Stones' masterpiece as “the most important project” he'd ever taken on “It’s the sound of the Stones: a five-string with a six-string on top. Guitars are amazing things – you can make an orchestra out of them…” Keith Richards on life without Charlie, The Beatles and the Stones, and new album Hackney Diamonds In an exclusive interview, Keith Richards talks about the magic of the new album Hackney Diamonds, and why losing a string created a whole new sound for the Rolling Stones "Every kid who picks up a guitar wants to be Keith Richards, right?" How Andrew Watt kicked Keef and Mick Jagger "up the ass in the studio," connected the Stones back to Muddy Waters, and recruited Paul McCartney for a punky cameo on the band's new album Andrew Watt has made records with Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, Pearl Jam, and more, but manning the boards for the Rolling Stones' Hackney Diamonds was, he says, "the honor of my lifetime” Latest Keith Richards The Rolling Stones Premiere New Song, "Living In A Ghost Town" By Jackson Maxwell published 24 April 20 The stand-alone single is the band's first new, original song since 2012 Keith Richards Talks Tone, Playing Live and the Stones' Longevity in His 1983 Guitar Player Cover Story By Guitar Player Staff published 16 April 20 "The time to stop is when you can’t do it anymore." 123456Archives Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MOST READ1Jimmy Page reflects on the Yardbirds, and his short-lived two-guitar tandem with Jeff Beck 2Jackson Browne, John Mellencamp, Mavis Staples honored by Bruce Springsteen at second annual American Music Honors 3Peter Frampton reveals the stories behind five of his classic tracks4PRS SE CE24, SE Custom 24 Quilt and SE Swamp Ash Special review 5How a deeply personal twist of events brought a beloved 'Burst into Vince Gill's life
The Rolling Stones Premiere New Song, "Living In A Ghost Town" By Jackson Maxwell published 24 April 20 The stand-alone single is the band's first new, original song since 2012
Keith Richards Talks Tone, Playing Live and the Stones' Longevity in His 1983 Guitar Player Cover Story By Guitar Player Staff published 16 April 20 "The time to stop is when you can’t do it anymore."