{"id":59851,"date":"2025-07-12T15:07:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T15:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/59851\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T15:07:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T15:07:10","slug":"60s-rock-legends-nearly-split-over-one-album-still-going-strong-63-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/59851\/","title":{"rendered":"’60s Rock Legends Nearly Split Over One Album \u2014 Still Going Strong 63 Years Later"},"content":{"rendered":"

’60s Rock Legends Nearly Split Over One Album \u2014 Still Going Strong 63 Years Later<\/a> originally appeared on Parade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Rolling Stones<\/a><\/strong> are celebrating 63 years since their legendary debut \u2014 which is a major milestone in the rock world.<\/p>\n

While many bands have broken over the years, the Stones have kept going strong for decades. However, it wasn\u2019t always smooth sailing.<\/p>\n

Contrary to popular belief, the band\u2019s closest split didn\u2019t happen due to Brian Jones<\/strong>\u2019 tragic death. Instead, tensions peaked in the early 1980s.<\/p>\n

During the making of their 1983 album Undercover, Keith Richards<\/strong> and Mick Jagger<\/strong> found themselves at creative odds.<\/p>\n

Chris Kimsey<\/strong>, the album\u2019s co-producer, once told Vanity Fair<\/a>, \u201cThat was the worst time I\u2019d ever experienced with them. We recorded a lot of it in Nassau [Bahamas], then mixed it in New York at the Hit Factory. I would get Mick in the studio from like, midday until seven o\u2019clock, then Keith from like, nine o\u2019clock till five in the morning.\u201d<\/p>\n

The divide caused major friction, with Richards and Jagger avoiding each other entirely in the studio. \u201cMick would say, \u2018When\u2019s he coming in? I\u2019ll be there later,\u2019\u201d Kimsey recalled.<\/p>\n

During this period, Jagger signed a solo deal with CBS, signaling that the band\u2019s unity was falling apart.<\/p>\n

He even stated in an interview with Q<\/a> at the time, \u201cIt\u2019s ridiculous. No one should care if the Rolling Stones have broken up, should they? I mean, when the Beatles broke up, I couldn\u2019t give a sh-t. I thought it was a very good idea. With me, people seem to demand that I keep their youthful memories intact in a glass case specifically preserved for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Between 1982 and 1989, the Stones didn\u2019t tour, fueling doubts about their future. Although they reunited for 1986\u2019s Dirty Work, tensions remained high \u2014 Jagger was reportedly absent for much of the recording, leaving Richards to take charge.<\/p>\n

However, the break ultimately did some good for the band. By 1989, they reunited for Steel Wheels, marking a crucial turning point.<\/p>\n

Richards later reflected<\/a> in 2003, \u201cI knew that album was about starting over\u2026 Either that was where the thing was going to break or we\u2019d survive and carry on.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a 2022 interview with Zane Lowe <\/strong>on Apple Music 1, Richards called the hiatus \u201cnecessary,\u201d adding, \u201cOnce we started back again, I felt stronger than I had for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the break, Richards gained a new appreciation for Jagger\u2019s role after stepping in as lead singer with his own band, The X-Pensive Winos<\/strong>. \u201c<\/p>\n

I came back to the Stones with a lot more knowledge of what Mick\u2019s job entails,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd it’s quite surprisingly different, you’re out there all the time.”<\/p>\n

’60s Rock Legends Nearly Split Over One Album \u2014 Still Going Strong 63 Years Later<\/a> first appeared on Parade on Jul 12, 2025<\/p>\n

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