Keith Richards nonetheless talks to his late bandmate Charlie Watts.
The legendary Rolling Stones drummer handed away at age 80 in 2021 as a result of throat most cancers, and he’s nonetheless deeply missed by his bandmates, to the purpose that guitar hero Keith, 80, has “conversations ” with the stickman.
Talking to Guitarist journal, he mentioned: “All I can say is that I beloved this man a lot and I miss him.
I nonetheless have conversations with him. [laughs]”.
The Stones recruited Steve Jordan to play drums after Charlie's loss of life.
In the meantime, Keith lately insisted the group will preserve making new music till they “fall over.”
The group 'Begin Me Up', additionally made up of frontman Sir Mick Jagger and guitarist Ronnie Wooden, have “much more” materials left from their latest primary album 'Hackney Diamonds'.
When requested if there's “one other album within the pipeline,” Keith informed SiriusXM NPR: “There's much more 'Hackney Diamonds' stuff left to work on.
“There’ll at all times be one other till we fall.
“We will relaxation a little bit, however .
“You're in it till the top. That is what we do. We have now to take the Rolling Stones to the top.”
Keith doesn't plan to cease appearing anytime quickly both, as a result of he nonetheless “loves it.”
He mentioned: “It retains me on my toes and my fingers shifting. And I'm nonetheless discovering other ways to the touch issues.
“Even for those who're turning 80, imagine me, it doesn't cease.”
Keith additionally admitted that it has been “troublesome” enjoying with out Charlie.
However he's grateful that Charlie advisable Steve as his alternative earlier than he handed away.
When requested what it was like to not work with Charlie after so a few years, Keith replied: “As a part of the Stones, it was troublesome.
“It was made a lot simpler by Mr. Watts himself, who had at all times advisable Steve Jordan: 'If one thing occurs, Steve Jordan is the person.'
“That recommendation got here to me a few years in the past and that led me to work on The X-Pensive Winos with Steve Jordan.
“So it was a pure step for the occasions, however on the similar time, I do know it's with Charlie's blessing, which makes us all very completely satisfied, ?”