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Mick Jagger is not afraid to continue the old conflict between the Rolling Stones and the Beatles.
In a new interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music, the rock star responded to recent comments by former Beatles member Paul McCartney about the two bands.
“The stones have their roots in the blues,” McCartney said in an interview with Howard Stern. “When they write things, they have to do with the blues. We had a little more influence. There are many differences and I love the Stones, but I’m with you. The Beatles were better.”
In response, the singer and founding member of the Rolling Stones tried to smooth things over, he said. “It just caught our eye then. He is adorable. Obviously there is no competition.”
But the 76-year-old rock star also mentioned the biggest difference between the two classic rock bands.
“Rolling Stones is a great concert band in other decades and in other areas, when the Beatles didn’t even tour the stadiums in Madison Square Garden with a decent sound system,” he said. “Before this activity began, the actual tours were dissolved.”
Jagger continued: “We started giving concerts in the 1970s and we still do. That is the real difference between the two bands.”
And he added another shot: “One band is incredibly lucky to keep playing in stages, while the other band doesn’t exist.”
The Rolling Stones have been on tour for decades and had planned to launch another leg of the “No Filter” tour this summer, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The band managed to meet online during the “One World: Together At Home” concert to raise financial support to strengthen efforts to tackle the pandemic.
Source: RES-EIA
