Australia Australia
Top Album
Bernard Fanning - Departures
Top Single
Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell - Blurred Lines
USA USA
Top Album
Queens Of The Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork
Top Single
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. + Pharrell - Blurred Lines
UK UK
Top Album
Black Sabbath - 13
Top Single
ROBIN THICKE / TI / PHARRELL - Blurred Lines
181
Rolling Stones in Sydney
Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Keith Richards Says Hip Hop Leaves Him Cold

By Tim Cashmere
Tue, 22 May 2007 05:02:34 +1000

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has spoken of his dislike of hip hop in an effort to sound like your dad questioning "kids these days".

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine, the guitarist was quoted as saying "Hip-hop leaves me cold, But there are some people out there who think it's the meaning of life.

"I don't wanna be yelled at; I wanna be sung to. I never really understood why someone would want to have some gangster from L.A. poking his fingers in your face.

"As I say, it don't grab me. I mean the rhythms are boring; they're all done on computers."

Ironically Richards has made a name for himself by playing R&B music that eventually evolved into hip hop, spawning artists that have arguably been just as influential as The Rolling Stones, such as Public Enemy.
Heading_relatedcontent
  1. Keith Richards Says No Stones But New X-Pensive Winos

    Keith Richards has confirmed that there is a new X-Pensive Winos in the works but don’t hold your breath for anything from the Rolling Stones.
    3:22pm May 14, 2011
  2. Keith Richards Recommends Bangers And Mash For Dinner

    Keith Richards’ says his favourite meal is Bangers and Mash and he has decided to share his recipe in his book ‘Life’.
    10:55am Nov 18, 2010
  3. Plan B Says He Hasn’t Turned His Back On Hip-Hop

    After the smash hit The Defamation Of Strickland Banks, UK singer and rapper Plan B assured Undercover he hasn’t turned his back on hip-hop.
    4:53pm Feb 12, 2011
Loader

  1. Catherine Britt - Undercover Interviews

    Catherine Britt chats to Undercover about her latest self-titled album release.
    4:25pm Jun 25, 2010
  2. Dan Kelly - Undercover Interviews

    Dan Kelly plays the tracks ‘The Decomissioner’, ‘Dan Kelly’s Dream’ and ‘Drowning...
    4:25pm Jun 25, 2010
  3. Jamie Cullum - Undercover Interviews

    Jamie Cullum talks to Undercover about his music career.
    4:25pm Jun 25, 2010
  4. Jason Derulo - Undercover Interviews

    Jason Derulo comes in to the Undercover Studio to chat about his music and life o...
    4:25pm Jun 25, 2010
  5. Stereophonics - Undercover Interviews

    Welsh band Stereophonics have a chat to Undercover about their latest music achie...
    4:25pm Jun 25, 2010
  6. Catherine Britt - USessions

    Catherine Britt comes into the Undercover studios to play a few songs off her lat...
    4:25pm Jun 25, 2010
  7. Dan Kelly - USessions

    Dan Kelly plays the tracks ‘The Decomissioner’, ‘Dan Kelly’s Dream’ and ‘Drowning...
    4:25pm Jun 25, 2010
  8. Darlene Love - Undercover Interviews

    Darlene Love has a chat to Undercover about her 50-years in show business.
    4:25pm Jun 25, 2010
  9. Rebecca Barnard - USessions

    Rebecca Barnard comes into the Undercover studio to play a few songs off her late...
    4:25pm Jun 25, 2010
  10. Lazy Susan - USessions

    Paul Andrews from Lazy Susan plays the tracks ‘Expecting To Change’, ‘Bad Hands’ ...
    4:25pm Jun 25, 2010
Heading_hottopics
Processing...
Closepopup
Ajax-loader_3