Seems Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has been keeping himself in the news quite a bit lately. This time instead of announcing an album however he has taken to slamming the beloved 1967 Beatles album Sergent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in an interview with Esquire.
It is no secret that The Beatles and The Rolling Stones have been rivals for five decades at this point. In the world of rock n' roll people say you like either one or the other. It is no surprise that Richards would have something to say.
Richards says:
“The Beatles, chicks wore those guys out. They stopped touring in 1966 –they were done already. They were ready to go to India and s—. … There’s not a lot of roots in that music. I think they got carried away. You’re starting to do Sgt. Pepper. Some people think it’s a genius album, but I think it’s a mishmash of rubbish, kind of like Satanic Majesties. ‘Oh, if you can make a load of s—, so can we.’”
Perhaps Richards is jealous because the Stones would never be able to fathom creating such a unique groundbreaking album? It wouldn't surprise me considering the fact that most of their music is based almost entirely in simplistic blues. Now that's not to say it isn't still good, but it isn't quite as bold and intriguing in the same sense as Sergent Pepper.
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