Keith Richards Says Going Solo Made Him Appreciate Mick Jagger

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards said working with X-Pensive Winos, a band he formed after Mick Jagger decided to go solo in the 80’s, created the opportunity for him to appreciate Jagger more.More »

By wpengine on April 15, 2019

LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 06: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones perform live on stage during day two of British Summer Time Hyde Park presented by Barclaycard at Hyde Park on July 6, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Simone Joyner/Getty Images)

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards said working with X-Pensive Winos, a band he formed after Mick Jagger decided to go solo in the 80’s, created the opportunity for him to appreciate Jagger more. Richards released two albums – Talk Is Cheap and Main Offender – with X-Pensive Winos. “What I was happy about was that I could step out of the Stones and just as easily step back in,” Richards said in a new interview with Rolling Stone. “But I learned a lot about being a frontman. I appreciated it a lot more – Mick’s angle on things – onstage especially. It widened my perspective of what everybody has to do in a band. It gave me more respect for the frontman,” he added. “You realize that you’re it all the time; you don’t stop. With the Stones, I’m in a beautiful position of being able to go forward whenever I feel like it, or just hunker down with the band and the groove. I have choices. The frontman has no choice,” Richards continued. Copyright(c) 2019 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «