Rolling Stones' Keith Richards admitted feeling envious and obsessed with another band, Mick Jagger said.
In the history of rock music, Rolling Stones indeed became one of the greatest bands the industry ever has. But amid its success in the 1960s, it somehow received divided attention due to The Beatles.
In the recent episode of "My Life as a Rolling Stone" on BBC iPlayer, Richards recalled seeing The Beatles have skyrocketing career when it released "Love Me Do." He disclosed that even The Rolling Stones refer to it as a great record.
Jagger recalled how the "Hey Jude" hitmakers suddenly exploded in the industry and "changed the whole thing." As the world supported the band, the Rolling Stones' guitarist seemingly joined the fandom, as well.
"Keith, he'd play The Beatles all the time. It'd drive me absolutely batty! And why he was playing The Beatles wasn't because he didn't want to listen to anything else. Keith wanted to write these pop songs cos we're undeniably the blues band. But we knew we had to be a pop band," Jagger disclosed.
The Rolling Stones Jealous of The Beatles
The bandmates eventually revealed that Richards became jealous and obsessed with The Beatles because of the Fab Four's success. They admitted that the disbanded group became the reason why they got into the recording studio.
"We were just envious, too, man, y'know? I mean, they're doing what we want, y'know, they got it. They could make records. The Holy Grail was to make records, to be able to get into a studio. It was like diamonds. Y'know, you'd think it was a gold mine, which in a way it was, y'know what I mean? But you'd think you were invading Fort Knox just to make a record," Richards went on.
Still, they credited The Rolling Stones' existence to The Beatles, as they believe they would not be here if they did not do their best because of the other band. They reportedly treated them as rivals as the band members could not afford to lose to them.
Because of The Beatles' overwhelming popularity, The Rolling Stones also worked hard to be in a recording studio, recorded their own records, and learned how records are made.
The Beatles was formed in 1960 and disbanded in 1970. Meanwhile, The Rolling Stones debuted in 1962 and remains active until this very day.
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