I couldn't agree with him more. Preach, Keith, Preach!
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards calls Metallica and Black Sabbath 'great jokes,' says rap is for 'tone-deaf people' in free-wheeling interview
Some say rock is dead. For Keith Richards, it always has been.
Strange, coming from the architect of the world’s greatest rock ’n’ roll band.
“It sounds like a dull thud to me,” says the Rolling Stone. “For most bands, getting the syncopation is beyond them. It’s endless thudding away, with no bounce, no lift, no syncopation.”
He has even less regard for heavy metal. “Millions are in love with Metallica and Black Sabbath,” Richards says. “I just thought they were great jokes.”
Not that he’s about to jump on the hip-hop bandwagon either.
MARK SELIGER
Keith Richards has kept the Rolling Stones’ sound alive for more than 50 years.
“Rap — so many words, so little said,” laughs Richards, 71.
“What rap did that was impressive was to show there are so many tone-deaf people out there,” he says. “All they need is a drum beat and somebody yelling over it and they’re happy. There’s an enormous market for people who can’t tell one note from another.”
More truth at the link.
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards calls Metallica and Black Sabbath 'great jokes,' says rap is for 'tone-deaf people' in free-wheeling interview
Some say rock is dead. For Keith Richards, it always has been.
Strange, coming from the architect of the world’s greatest rock ’n’ roll band.
“It sounds like a dull thud to me,” says the Rolling Stone. “For most bands, getting the syncopation is beyond them. It’s endless thudding away, with no bounce, no lift, no syncopation.”
He has even less regard for heavy metal. “Millions are in love with Metallica and Black Sabbath,” Richards says. “I just thought they were great jokes.”
Not that he’s about to jump on the hip-hop bandwagon either.
Keith Richards has kept the Rolling Stones’ sound alive for more than 50 years.
“Rap — so many words, so little said,” laughs Richards, 71.
“What rap did that was impressive was to show there are so many tone-deaf people out there,” he says. “All they need is a drum beat and somebody yelling over it and they’re happy. There’s an enormous market for people who can’t tell one note from another.”
More truth at the link.
