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Since 1962, the Rolling Stones — featuring various lineups — have been revving up audiences around the world. That might sound like a full-time job, and it is, but it’s hardly stopped the band’s members from embarking on solo projects over the years. The resulting songs have ranged from traditional North African music to collaborations with Beatles to jazz LPs, showcasing the versatility of the world’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll band. Below, we’re taking a look at the Top 20 Rolling Stones Solo Songs, with selections from Brian Jones, Ronnie Wood, Charlie Watts, Mick Taylor, Keith Richards and Mic...
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Bill Nighy only wears blue or black socks because of Sir Paul McCartney. The 74-year-old actor explained the Beatles legend was an early influence on his style and he would never opt to cover his feet with something in a "crazy psychedelic" pattern, but he believes people by them as a way to break out from their "restrained" wardrobe in a small way. He told Sunday Times Style magazine: “I read [McCartney] never wore anything other than dark blue or black socks and I’ve never worn anything else since. “You look at all those crazy psychedelic ones and you wonder who wears them. I think they’re p...
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Keith Richards still speaks to his late bandmate Charlie Watts. The Rolling Stones' legendary drummer passed away aged 80 in 2021 from throat cancer, and he is still so sorely missed by his bandmates, so much so that guitar hero Keith, 80, has "conversations" with the sticksman. Speaking to Guitarist magazine, he said: "All I can say is I loved the man dearly and I miss him. I still have conversations with him [laughs]." The Stones recruited Steve Jordan to play drums following Charlie's passing. Meanwhile, Keith recently insisted the group will keep making new music until they "drop". The 'St...
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Ronnie Wood has earned £500,000 from his art in the last year. The Rolling Stones guitarist, 76, has spent years drawing, painting and sculpting and has won critical acclaim for his exhibitions, and his latest accounts show his passion is earning him bumper profits. Papers lodged with Companies House, obtained by the Sunday Mirror, show he raked in £1,953,778 last year – compared to £1,437,277 in 2022. The amount of cash the guitarist has in the bank has also soared to more than £2.5 million. Before being recruited into the Stones in 1975, after stints in the bands Faces and the Jeff Beck Grou...
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Charlie Watts’ widow left more than £18 million in her will. The late wife of The Rolling Stones drummer, Shirley Watts – who died 16 months after the rocker – bequeathed the fortune to her family. Her will was published on Monday (18.12.23), and a copy seen by The Sun showed she left an estate valued at £18.3million, left in trust to her close family. The named beneficiaries were her daughter Seraphina, granddaughter Charlotte and brother Stephen Shepherd. Seraphina has also got her parents' hideaway luxury pad in the south of France. Two of Shirley’s staff – Carol Marner and Sharon Bentley –...
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The Rolling Stones’ new tour is being backed by one of the US’ most famous pensioners’ groups. Sir Mick Jagger, 80, Keith Richards, who turns 80 on 18 December and Ronnie Wood, 76, will be hitting the road in 2024 to promote their new album ‘Hackney Diamonds’ and it’s now been revealed it is being sponsored by the AARP – once known as the American Association of Retired Persons. The band’s two-month stadium trek kicks off on 28 April in Houston and the AARP posted on X on Wednesday: “AARP members get early access to Stones Tour ’24 Hackney Diamonds tickets. Presale begins at 10am local time on...
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Keith Richards says old age and arthritis have changed the way he plays guitar. The 79-year-old Rolling Stones rocker and his bandmates, Sir Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood, are getting ready to release the band's first new studio LP, 'Hackney Diamonds', for 18 years. Keith is lucky enough that his arthritis doesn't cause him extreme pain, but he accepts that any loss of speed on the fretboard is caused by the joint disorder and the fact he is almost 80. Appearing on BBC Radio 4’s 'Today' programme, he said: "Funnily enough, I've no doubt it has, but I don't have any pain: it's sort of a benign ve...
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Charlie Watts' book collection has set two world auction records. The late Rolling Stones drummer's extensive collection of first edition books went under the hammer at Christie's in London on Thursday (28.09.23) with two prized possessions making history. Watts' copy of 'The Thirteen Problems' set an auction record for any book by Agatha Christie, while his edition of 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' did likewise for 'Sherlock Holmes' author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The latter is a rare copy of the 'Sherlock Holmes' story that is inscribed with a personal message from the author on the title pa...
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Keith Richards thinks people who don’t find ageing “fascinating” should kill themselves. The Rolling Stones guitarist, 79, said he has ditched all his vices aside from the occasional drink and is enjoying getting older despite fearing “horrific things” for the future. He told The Daily Telegraph newspaper: “The cigarettes I gave up in 2019. I haven't touched them since. I gave up heroin in 1978. I gave up cocaine in 2006. “I still like a drink occasionally – because I’m not going to heaven any time soon – but apart from that, I’m trying to enjoy being straight. It’s a unique experience for me....
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Keith Richards "still talks" to Charlie Watts. The musician died in August 2021, aged 80, and Keith admits that he's left a big void in the Rolling Stones, even though he's been replaced on the band's new album by Steve Jordan. Keith, 79, told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "It’s like he came with Charlie’s blessing. "Charlie’s so much a part of me, and we’ve been so much a part of the same thing, that although he’s passed, I still talk to him every time I’ve got a question. I’m like: ‘Now what would Charlie say?’ And I wait for the reply. Just because you’ve croaked don’t mean you’re over." ...
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