{"id":789694,"date":"2026-07-09T18:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/789694\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T18:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:05:10","slug":"paul-really-misses-being-in-a-band-keith-richards-comments-on-relationship-with-beatles-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/789694\/","title":{"rendered":"“Paul really misses being in a band”: Keith Richards comments on relationship with Beatles legend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rolling Stones<\/a> icon Keith Richards has spoken about his relationship with ex-Beatle Paul McCartney<\/a>, claiming that he “really misses being in a band”.<\/p>\n

Chatting to Zane Lowe on Apple<\/a> Music, Richards said: “You know I’ve realised that Paul really misses being in a band. And his joy of just being in that context is great. So if there’s any more songs to do, I’ll let you know, Paul.”<\/p>\n

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The conversation came as part of the promo run for the Rolling Stones’ new album Foreign Tongues<\/a>, which is out July 10 and features a wide range of world-famous contributors including Red Hot Chili Peppers<\/a> drummer Chad Smith, The Cure’s Robert Smith and, of course, McCartney himself.<\/p>\n

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A recent trailer posted on YouTube <\/a>showed the band’s three remaining members \u2014 Richards, Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood \u2014 on top form in the studio, an incredible 64 years after the group first formed.<\/p>\n

They’re joined by new drummer Steve Jordan, who appears to have slotted in seamlessly following the loss of original member Charlie Watts back in 2021.<\/p>\n

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“It was Charlie Watts that did suggest to me that if ever I was gonna work with another drummer, it should be Steve Jordan,” Richards said. “I’m sure Charlie Watts is beaming down on us, so I feel good about that.”<\/p>\n

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Reflecting on those studio sessions, Richards explained: “The only thing you’re fighting is the room and the song, you’re okay as long as you’re not fighting each other. It was fun to make.”<\/p>\n

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Asked by Lowe what the secret is to the Stones’ longevity, Richards said: “Healthy living. Go to bed early. There’s nothing like it. That’s the formula: Be a good boy.”<\/p>\n

It’s a formula McCartney has clearly been following himself; in 2022, he became the oldest solo headliner in Glastonbury festival history at the age of 80, and four years later, he’s still going strong. According to Richards, the Beatles<\/a> legend had an amazing time contributing to the new Stones record.<\/p>\n

“I’ve known Paul\u2026 well basically since The Beatles started, since we started. John [Lennon] and Paul [McCartney] did a couple of backup vocals for us way back when on We Love You and Dandelion, I think way back in like ’67 or something like that.”<\/p>\n

He added: “It’s great to have somebody from your own era, from way back when. He’s a lovely player and I’d like to do more with him.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rolling Stones icon Keith Richards has spoken about his relationship with ex-Beatle Paul McCartney, claiming that he “really…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":789695,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,134,136],"class_list":["post-789694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/789694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=789694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/789694\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/789695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=789694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=789694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=789694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}