Mick Jagger: He strikes back after a blasphemy attack by Paul McCartney

Mick Jagger
He strikes back after a blasphemy attack by Paul McCartney

Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger (78) reacted to the blasphemy attack by Beatles legend Paul McCartney (79). In a “The New Yorker” interview the 79-year-old recently called the Stones a “blues cover band”.

Jagger and his band now performed at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. According to US media reports, the singer welcomed the concert Stars like Megan Fox (35), Lady Gaga (35) and Leonardo DiCaprio (46). Then Jagger reportedly added, “Paul McCartney is here. He’ll join us in the blues cover band.”

Not the first blasphemy attack

In the interview with “The New Yorker” McCartney had said of the Stones: “I’m not sure if I should say that, but they are a blues cover band, something like that the Stones are. I think ours The bandwidth was different, “he clarifies. The former member of The Beatles hinted at the old rivalry that has accompanied the two British bands since the 1960s.

It wasn’t McCartney’s first blasphemy attack. In April 2020 he spoke to radio presenter Howard Stern (67) about the Rolling Stones. “They are rooted in the blues. When they write things, it has to do with the blues,” McCartney said at the time. “We had a little more influences … There are a lot of differences and I love the Stones, but I’m with you. The Beatles were better.”

That’s the difference for Mick Jagger

A little bit later referred to Jagger in Zane Lowes (48) Apple Music Show McCartney as “sweetheart” and stated that “there is obviously no competition” between the two groups. The big difference, according to Jagger, is that the Rolling Stones “are one big concert band” at a different time and in different areas. The Beatles would never have played an arena tour. “They broke up before the tour business really started.” He added, “We started stadium gigs in the 1970s and are still doing them.”

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