It brought tears hearing Keith hit that first note on that acoustic guitar. Even considering his age, he hit each note like they just finished recording them that morning. Also Jimmy was at his best imitating Mick. Excellent interview.
Keith Richards is the very definition of COOL. He's such an ICON AND A LEGEND. Keith is the Real Rock Star in the Rolling Stones. Keith loves music 🎶 🎵 ❤️
I met Keith totally by mistake back in the '90s (we drove into the wrong Atlanta venue parking lot). He was just wandering around by himself before the show. Absolutely the nicest, sweetest guy ever.
Great story. Me and my friend from dealing days were on our way to Jamaica and we pulled up on Cheech and Chong, right after that first album had come out. We had memorized the abum, and so we made iidiots of ourselves, they laughed and said they wished they coukld go with us. Yeah right. Daves not Here.
Every intro is pure magic, two chords and you know the song. His fingers are so deformed with arthritis yet he still plays amazingly, the guys a legend.
Someone cooler than 80 year old Keith Richards? Try an 80 year old Albert Lee. He plays better now than Keith Richards ever did. Check out the video with him playing at Norman's Rare Guitars. The guy played with everyone, including the Everly Brothers for 20 years, Eric Clapton, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, and dozens of other musicians. Amazing.
@@mimikurtz2162 if you had ears you could tell that was the keyboardist in the band. I’m tired of idiots on the internet, just go away if you don’t know what you’re talking about!!
@@BaldwinTownsend419 I was responding to someone who seemed unaware that there was a house band accompanying him. I’m tired of idiots on the internet, just go away if you don’t follow what others are talking about!!
It's moments like this that I love. Keith is such a down to earth genuine man. And Jimmy is such a fan boy. Just so much fun to watch. And they played so well together just having fun.
Yeah man and to me, that was always the difference between The Stones and the Beatles. Keith brought the cool the band. The Beatles were good but they didn't have the "cool". They didn't have a Kieth. The Stones every day of the week for me. Not even a question.
@@robertocarrion4878 He is a disciple of his hero Chuck Berry. Let's give credit where credit is due. Berry was the godfather of Rock. Keef is the god of Rock.
Like the coolest grandfather! They'll all cool. It's a tie for me between Mick and the late Charlie Watts. Mick Jagger is the only Rolling Stones member I ever met and that "Jagger Swagger" is in incredible. When I met him, Mick appeared to have a diamond between his teeth! It looked to be there sonwhen he smiled and a picture was taken, he would have a sparkle in his smile. Like in an old Ultrabrite toothpaste commercial! As for Charlie Watts, I'm also a Jazz fan and I loved his releases.
@teleguy5699 Chuck Berry once said his whole career was a Rosetta Tharpe imitation. Keith took influence from Tharpe too. But Tharpe never had the recognition she deserved. Rosetta Tharpe invented rock and roll.
Jimmy does a great Jagger impression; That old SNL sketch where he plays Mick Jagger’s mirror reflection is priceless! So glad Mick, Keith and Ron are still alive and well enough to tour and create new music!!!
The Stones are rubbish now , Richards is a bumbling idiot that has been elevated into some sort of figure of adoration and the band are just driven by narcissistic greed . They were past their best 15 years ago , Jagger cannot even hold a note anymore . Pathetic old men trying too hard to be cool.
This is great. I actually have met Keith Richards twice as he lives near where I do in Connecticut. While he lives in Weston, CT I live in Wllton, CT. Saw hiim twice as our post office when we both were mailing a letter. Just said to him, "Love your music and your work with the Rolling Stones," He just said thank you, and went on his way the first time we met. He really is an amazing guitarist.
It was great to see Keith. He's very candid and an amazing musician. I was quite surprised at how close Jimmy Fallon could imitate Mick Jagger. Well done!
Well, am I correct that NBC dumped Jimmy? If they did, then Jimmy can tour The Comedy Club's Circuits, and hire just a few starving comedy/musician's who need a "Big Break" and they can do a fun funny Jimmi Tation of a few Rolling Stone Song's and?
I saw the Stones in Las Vegas last year and "suffered" through the opening act by that year's Eurovision winner. When they completed their set and I heard that first guitar riff by the Stones, I heard the true sound of a professional and the whole crowd erupted! What great musicians. Thanks, Keith, for all of the joy you provide to the rest of us who are in awe of your talent!
@@moonbeamskies3346Andre's Segovia was the great classical guitarist.Self taught and unbelievable.Keith realises that Segovia was in a different league regards technical prowess etc
Yup , Keith is living proof of why ya shouldn't do drugs , boys and girls Take a lesson , youngsters . If Keith did hard drugs or even soft drugs, he would not have made it past 50 and not be able to play one note on a guitar.
Keith Richards does it so effortlessly. In fact, it seems like he's just fooling around. The sound coming out of that acoustic tells a different tale. One of my all time favourite guitar players.
@@mikeclose1763 Right on, mostly what you hear is coming from the band. Keith is just playing one or two chords. But that's allright, that does not take him from being an all time rock n roll guitarist.
This grandpa is cooler than any other person alive. Blues, joy of life and love for music incarnated. Genuine candidness. It’s impossible not to love him.
Keith Richards is a treasure to the world. I've loved the Stones since I was 10 years old, my first concert, and at almost 65 saw them last in Detroit, and will likely be my last due to illness. But I danced and sang like a teenager. Thanks for the joy you have given me...Keith, you look marvelous!
As a non-native English speaker, can someone help me to find the answers to this metaphorical quest I follow for years. How must be pronounced Keith ? Is it Kiff or is it kiss ?
@tristansubasic994 hello! I highly suggest using Google translate, use the speaker button so the voice can show you how to pronounce it. But Keith rhymes with TEETH 🦷🦷 So pronounced Keeth. I hope you understand my freind! 💚
I saw the stones in concert in 2014. Keith looked old, gray/green pallor and exhausted. Yes, it is a miracle to see him in great shape last 5 years or so. A joy.
Keith has always been the leader of the band. So many Stones songs start with his riffs. Charlie would kick in then Bill. It always seemed so loose but this is a very tight band.
That is totally untrue. In the beginning it was Brian Jones who was the leader. He formed the band, hustled hard for gigs, drove the band's musical direction with his blues obsessions (he had far deeper knowledge than any of the others). Once success came, a feud rapidly developed between him and Mick for leadership which he eventually lost. The catalyst was the Redlands drug bust in 1967 which cemented Mick & Keith's supremacy and it has been this way ever since. But its incorrect to say that Keith was always the leader - joint eventually but never the sole leader
OH YES!!..could not agree more. I doubt today's non-entities when aged 80, could with just a plain basic guitar stummed just a few basic notes and create such magic, response and attention as he did. The older I get, the more grateful, blessed and thankful that in my teens and young man-years groups liked the Rolling Stones gave us such marvellous music which we took for granted and most likely will go on in the future as Mozart and Beethoven have done.
@@wakeupuk3860 I could not have said it better myself. Amazing the Stones are still relevant in the music world. Nobody today has anything on them. Keith just picks up and plays the classics..memories of my teenage years.
I’ve never been a Stones fan but its indisputable that they have created some of the most memorable songs/riffs/lyrics of all time. They are on another level.
Hi..!! IMHO, it's not only about just some very good songs, riffs and lyrics... Don't forget that big and essential link missing between the Chicago Blues of the 40s and 50s... and modern charts: the original British blues explosion of the early 60s. Rolling Stones, Kinks, Alexis Corner's Blues Inc, John Mayal Blues Breakers, Yardbirds, Pretty Things, Who, Animals, Them, Zombies, Small Faces, Spencer Davis Group, Downliners Section, Artwoods, Long John Baldry, Graham Bond Org, Cyril Davies, Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, Chris Farlowe Thunderbirds, Zoot Money Big Band, Manfred Man, etc... It wasn't untill the British bands went to America to show them what their own roots were about, that the global craze begun. And that movement was precisely led by no other than the Rolling Stones.
Damn, there's some soul on those fingers. His right hand is just impeccable. One of the best rhythm players ever. He can make the whole world dance and groove with an acoustic.
I’ve tried to be a Jimmy hater since I first saw him on tv, but this one interview stole my heart. Didn’t kiss up, this was sincere love and respect for my favorite guitar player in the world 🥰
One of my favourite things about Keith isn’t that he is the epitome of cool, is that he once joined a March to save his local NHS hospital in Chichester and despite being at the front of the march, he wasn’t interviewed by the press as he said others would be better at it than him. Truly cool people have no ego
Hurdles? Dudes been stoned since 1965, got to do the best drugs on the planet, travel the world, ejaculate inside random women every night. Yeah poor guy. What tough struggles he had 😂 I've read his autobiography. Other than some legal trouble he almost got into, he been fine. Also like, smoking cigarettes up until a few years ago? Thats insane. Good for him
Yes, and his swag at 80 is soooo cooool! Even sitting in the chair playing the body language just oozes rock guitarist rock icon rock god! The dude is what Michael Jackson calls Bad! By the way, the Stones were one of Michael’s most favorite groups, he and they were really good friends…the only English giant before the stones are the Beatles, after six years the Beatles were musically dead, but the stones have been a powerhouse since the first time they stepped on stage!
@@tedbogan6099 Yet the ruler of their homeland choose Black Sabbath as the most significant band to come from England and that's because they kept progressing, the stones were true innovators of rock but never grew much, Sabbath still is developing new music, true musicians- Can't argue with the Queen!!
That’s probably why he wanted Keith on the show so he could show how good he imitates Mick. I think Jimmy secretly always wanted to be a rockstar but it wasn’t in the cards.
I like how Jimmy showcased Keith's amazing talent. Instead of Keith just showing some riffs Jimmy used the Roots and his own ability to impersonate Mick and put some vocals to the riffs. You can truly see Keith's face light up when Jimmy started to sing. Priceless.
Drummer here. I have played electric guitar for about 15 years or 20 years of my life. This clip shows Keith is a monster guitarist. He immediately gets great tone, dynamics, rhythm and timing. Plus he enjoys it so much! I am so glad my grandchildren will someday be able to watch Keith Richards perform live.
Best band EVER in the history of bands!!! I remember when the Stones first came to America and can't imagine music without them. May they all live to be 100. I adore them all. Icing on the cake is Jimmy channeling Mick 😄.
Jumpin Jack Flash isn’t even played in Open G which makes his on the spot improvisation on national television all the more impressive. Keef is another level of cool.
This is very true. I've been playing in a modestly successful Stones cover band for five years and although the other guitarist and l have mastered all the licks, we still fall short getting the feel at times. There's something ironclad about Keith's timing that's elusive.
It’s interesting to see his right hand technique in this video. I think I’d have to unlearn a lot of what I think of as “correct” movement to play these riffs. He’s very loose and uneconomical with his hand motion. It’s so relaxed and yet when he strikes the note it’s at the perfect point in the beat. It’s interesting to hear how questlove is struggling a bit to lock in to the beat but Richards just grooves on without missing anything. It’s honestly more impressive than any guitar shredder I’ve seen.
We all were young and vibrant in the past, and I love that Keith Richards is still doing his thing in 2023! We are still the same person inside even when the outside changes:)
Wow, Jimmy. Excitement levels through the ceiling. You got to "perform" live with the great Keith Richards. Something to brag about. I have watched this many times and, say what you like, Keith is definitely an all time legend
I saw the Stones live once, and loved every minute of it. II was about twenty; the year was about 1971-2 and Mick Taylor had joined to play guitar. He was impressive and solid, meshed right in with Keith and Mick and the band. They played songs from Sticky Fingers and Let It Bleed, plus Sympathy for the Devil from Beggars Banquet. I enjoyed the concert so much that it took me a week to stop smiling.
Greatest rock ‘n roll band of all times, bar none. 60 years later (!!!) and still legends cranking out albums. Jagger and Richards are the prototypical rockstars and defined the genre.
And they've got another tour coming up. A few of us got lucky and landed seats in Seattle. I've been very fortunate as far as going to Stones concerts and concerts in general!
He put the living in living legend. They never get old. The sound is still fresh even though they’ve been at it for 62 years. They are fabulous, live…..
It's hard to find. But there is a video to promote a charity that Jimmy Fallon did with Mick Jagger. Fallon basically tells Mick he needs to act more like Mick Jagger and out Mick Jagger's Mick Jagger in front of Mick Jagger. It's very funny. 😁
Big fan of the Rolling Stones. Keith is still a Rock Star along with the rest of his band mates and they are all over 75/80 years. That's amazing that they are still putting out great music.
I saw the Stones at Soldier Field in Chicago, back in 1977 and I remember thinking , these guys are old. I was 17, and here I am watching Keith play guitar in the year 2023.
Removing a string is one thing, but to have a guitar made without the whole course; tuner, nut, neck, & bridge all tailored, is a mark of a man of wealth and taste who's been around for a long, long year.
Keith's recognition of Andrés Segovia says a lot about him and his incredible guitar and artistic tastes. Segovia, as well as Paco de Lucia, have been the greatest geniuses playing any guitar... while Keith took rock and roll (and also blues) to its maximum.
Yes, it is. But maybe Paco and Andres wouldn't have been able to compose these great modern songs if they had been Rock 'n Roll guitarists!! It never knows. Each one has his own abilities!!
When you look back at the Rolling Stones catalog (of songs), it is staggering and just about overwhelming. All the songs on the vinyl stuff (from my memory), all had "Jagger/ Richards" under the title. Simply amazing.
Segovia, was a classical guitar player, genius classical guitar player. The differences between the two styles are "stunning" some would say using a sports analogy, they are different as tennis is to bowling, keeping in mind Keith Richard's gut wrenching piledriving riffs. One chord, and you know it's the Stones, like one note and you know it's Santana, there's not a whole lot of them out there either.
@@roadrocket7 Blues... Let's not forget Paul McCartney called the Stones, "a blues cover band", when comparing the Beatles to the Rolling Stones, also saying, "they are not in the same class". Ah, the love and not quite hate relationships among successful musicians.
Keith Richards is such a HUGE legend at this point that sometimes it's hard to realize that he's real!!! Sometimes you just think he's a legend from stories and not a real person because of his LONG history in music and Rock and Roll and all that he's accomplished over the decades! It's wonderful too!!!
Feel. Keith has such feeling in his playing. Doing them on acoustic and he makes it rock! EDIT: Good singing by Jimmy Fallon in addition to the impressions!
That was quite bold of Jimmy Fallon, to do his Mick Jagger impression not just with his studio band, but with the REAL Keith Richards playing the guitar! Keith was very nice about it - all smiles, and doing his terrific job on the guitar!
Keith sounds amazing, and honestly if Jimmy ever loses the Tonight Show gig, the man could make a living in a cover band because he remains an incredibly impressionist. He does Mick better than Mick does Mick.
pretty sure he used to do that AND play guitar. i could be wrong. but i think it was in his demo tape for snl. and yeah, it's great fun, i'd totally watch him doing that.
I'll give him great honors for being the true first rock guitarist!! Whole band was way ahead of the industry!! It's rather amazing, but after 15years they just replayed, but hey- that's ok
Absolutely fabulous interview......Jimmy impersonates Mick spot on and Keith is a fabulous guest and a genuine rock and roll icon still hitting all his marks !! Great great interview !!
If I hadn't seen this, I wouldn't believe it. Keith is the body and soul of the Stones. Mick is the mouth piece and dancer. Within seconds of playing, i knew the song. Rock on, Keith❤
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We have to start thinking about the planet we are going to leave behind for Keith Richards.
Keith Richards was never born, but he can never die.
😂😂
lmao
I first heard this joke in 2019 lol
Brilliant
I loved Keith in the 1700's, 1800's, 1900's, and especially his work in the 2000's to now. Can't wait to see what he does in the year 3000.
The vampire of rock and roll. 🧛♂🦇🎶🤘
Are you saying he will still be here long after the cockroaches have left us?
Reincarnation is natural law! ✌...so, friends are forever!
Banger
😂😂
It brought tears hearing Keith hit that first note on that acoustic guitar. Even considering his age, he hit each note like they just finished recording them that morning.
Also Jimmy was at his best imitating Mick. Excellent interview.
Yeah he really did great that.
Time doesn't matter to Keith the way it does to all of us.
Keith Richards is the very definition of COOL. He's such an ICON AND A LEGEND. Keith is the Real Rock Star in the Rolling Stones. Keith loves music 🎶 🎵 ❤️
Legend says his blood pressures never gone above 70 and cigarettes quit him
I met Keith totally by mistake back in the '90s (we drove into the wrong Atlanta venue parking lot). He was just wandering around by himself before the show. Absolutely the nicest, sweetest guy ever.
Wow... nice one,!
Querido. Educado. E enorme professor. Ele tem 80 anos.
omg WOW!
Great story. Me and my friend from dealing days were on our way to Jamaica and we pulled up on Cheech and Chong, right after that first album had come out. We had memorized the abum, and so we made iidiots of ourselves, they laughed and said they wished they coukld go with us. Yeah right. Daves not Here.
Wow that's so cool! I'm very jealous! But so happy for you, I bet you were floored afterwards!
Once the band gets the groove, Keef smiles. That's the ticket right there. He lives for the music. LEGEND!
It's more than a "gig",it's FUN...
And you get paid quite well in the process.
ICON.mate....ICON..!
Yes he lives for the music and the band. I am not a Fallon fan, but he does a damn good job singing like Mick.
@@karaokegang
Fallon is a cling-on dik, don't hold back
Goof ball like Jerry Lewis, just a jerk
Every intro is pure magic, two chords and you know the song. His fingers are so deformed with arthritis yet he still plays amazingly, the guys a legend.
YO Well said.
The only thing pure is the crank that Keith smokes out of his rectum
His hands are calloused from playing. Big knots of them. He's the best🎉
Right 😊
When you look at Keith after 60 years of playing you can see he still loves performing
Mick was always the businessman, Keith was always the rock star.
Name somebody cooler than the 80 YO Mr. Keith Richards playing an Acoustic guitar like that? A true ICON! I salute you🍻
😂😂👍👍🎸
No one thats who
Someone cooler than 80 year old Keith Richards? Try an 80 year old Albert Lee. He plays better now than Keith Richards ever did. Check out the video with him playing at Norman's Rare Guitars. The guy played with everyone, including the Everly Brothers for 20 years, Eric Clapton, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, and dozens of other musicians. Amazing.
Anyone who doesn't promote degeneracy and self-abuse to gullible young people is much cooler than this vile freak ever was or will be !
The vegetable in the white house is a bit younger and cant hold a reasonable conversation for more than 5 minutes
Keith is the biggest sweetheart ever!!! And wow, what a sound. THE riff master!! And Hackney Diamonds in INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!
yah, real stand up guy
He even keeps the riff going after he has stopped playing 3:04
@@mimikurtz2162 if you had ears you could tell that was the keyboardist in the band. I’m tired of idiots on the internet, just go away if you don’t know what you’re talking about!!
@@BaldwinTownsend419 I was responding to someone who seemed unaware that there was a house band accompanying him.
I’m tired of idiots on the internet, just go away if you don’t follow what others are talking about!!
Well answred my dude!!! Clearly Elke ( organ, or keys ) ringing ou after he strums the last chord.. idiots on the web!!! @@BaldwinTownsend419
This is real talent... no gimmicks etc... just pure talent and a joy to watch and listen to...we need a whole lot more of this kind of music!!!
Agreed
Absolutely. We need a whole lot more of real living.
@@jpeterson2825 Auto tune sucks. Keith has talent and charisma.
Richards has a modest degree of talent. Literally anyone can pick up Stones songs on the guitar.
@@andrewjenkinson8948 Disagree. Many people struggle playing the guitar. It's not the easiest instrument to play.
A living legend and a musical genius who is an extremely cool 80 yo gent!
It's moments like this that I love. Keith is such a down to earth genuine man. And Jimmy is such a fan boy. Just so much fun to watch. And they played so well together just having fun.
the level of coolness Keith gives off is scary.
Yeah man and to me, that was always the difference between The Stones and the Beatles. Keith brought the cool the band. The Beatles were good but they didn't have the "cool". They didn't have a Kieth. The Stones every day of the week for me. Not even a question.
@@robertocarrion4878 He is a disciple of his hero Chuck Berry. Let's give credit where credit is due. Berry was the godfather of Rock. Keef is the god of Rock.
@@chrisd913 yeah same beatles dont seem cool like the stones
Like the coolest grandfather! They'll all cool. It's a tie for me between Mick and the late Charlie Watts. Mick Jagger is the only Rolling Stones member I ever met and that "Jagger Swagger" is in incredible. When I met him, Mick appeared to have a diamond between his teeth! It looked to be there sonwhen he smiled and a picture was taken, he would have a sparkle in his smile. Like in an old Ultrabrite toothpaste commercial! As for Charlie Watts, I'm also a Jazz fan and I loved his releases.
@teleguy5699 Chuck Berry once said his whole career was a Rosetta Tharpe imitation. Keith took influence from Tharpe too. But Tharpe never had the recognition she deserved.
Rosetta Tharpe invented rock and roll.
Jimmy does a great Jagger impression; That old SNL sketch where he plays Mick Jagger’s mirror reflection is priceless! So glad Mick, Keith and Ron are still alive and well enough to tour and create new music!!!
I’m pointing my fingers, pointing my fingers, pointing at you!
Would have liked to see Mick Taylor back for a song or two. It was the Rolling Stone's greatest era when he was with them.
His Mick was just pouting his lips, putting his hands at his side, and walking like a chicken. Pretty tame
@@williamgullett5911 Yeah, lame indeed.
The Stones are rubbish now , Richards is a bumbling idiot that has been elevated into some sort of figure of adoration and the band are just driven by narcissistic greed . They were past their best 15 years ago , Jagger cannot even hold a note anymore . Pathetic old men trying too hard to be cool.
This is great. I actually have met Keith Richards twice as he lives near where I do in Connecticut. While he lives in Weston, CT I live in Wllton, CT. Saw hiim twice as our post office when we both were mailing a letter. Just said to him, "Love your music and your work with the Rolling Stones," He just said thank you, and went on his way the first time we met. He really is an amazing guitarist.
keith richards is not only a legend but a genuinely nice dude.
It was great to see Keith. He's very candid and an amazing musician. I was quite surprised at how close Jimmy Fallon could imitate Mick Jagger. Well done!
Well, am I correct that NBC dumped Jimmy? If they did, then Jimmy can tour The Comedy Club's Circuits, and hire just a few starving comedy/musician's who need a "Big Break" and they can do a fun funny Jimmi Tation of a few Rolling Stone Song's and?
What a fool. Really nice of Keith to humor him like that.
@@kevinbishop6582 Love to know what Keith was thinking about Fallon. Something along the lines of What a smeghead I imagine..
@@kevinbishop6582 It's all rehearsed and scripted. All these shows are . It's just entertainment
for the peasants. LOL.
@@kevinbishop6582could be the other way round?
I saw the Stones in Las Vegas last year and "suffered" through the opening act by that year's Eurovision winner. When they completed their set and I heard that first guitar riff by the Stones, I heard the true sound of a professional and the whole crowd erupted! What great musicians. Thanks, Keith, for all of the joy you provide to the rest of us who are in awe of your talent!
The amount of time Keith has played these riffs and he STILL smiles when he plays them. Absolute LEGEND 😊
Well, he's got a lot to smile about, but that's how any rock and roll entertainer who's any good feels and smiles.
What an amazing sport he is.
Top bloke the presenter to be fair can sing too👍
"Segovia might disagree" 😂😂 Keith is a down to earth, bona fide legend. Respect. Huge respect to Jimmy for those superb vocals!
Who is Segovia?
Ask Francisco Tárrega...@@moonbeamskies3346
@@moonbeamskies3346Andrés Segovia
@@moonbeamskies3346Andre's Segovia was the great classical guitarist.Self taught and unbelievable.Keith realises that Segovia was in a different league regards technical prowess etc
I remember reading in Guitar Player Magazine back in the '70s that Segovia thought that the electric guitar was a "blight".
It is truly refreshing to witness a guitar legend of such caliber. Keith Richards is a unique and irreplaceable individual.
Yup , Keith is living proof of why ya shouldn't do drugs , boys and girls Take a lesson , youngsters . If Keith did hard drugs or even soft drugs, he would not have made it past 50 and not be able to play one
note on a guitar.
@@tracykingston9668 Or he did drugs and he's well preserved...so there's that!
And sukks as a guitar player
Keith Richards does it so effortlessly. In fact, it seems like he's just fooling around. The sound coming out of that acoustic tells a different tale. One of my all time favourite guitar players.
Why?
Watch closely, he's not playing everything you're hearing.
@@mikeclose1763
Right on, mostly what you hear is coming from the band. Keith is just playing one or two chords. But that's allright, that does not take him from being an all time rock n roll guitarist.
This grandpa is cooler than any other person alive. Blues, joy of life and love for music incarnated. Genuine candidness. It’s impossible not to love him.
Right On
Keith Richards is a treasure to the world. I've loved the Stones since I was 10 years old, my first concert, and at almost 65 saw them last in Detroit, and will likely be my last due to illness. But I danced and sang like a teenager. Thanks for the joy you have given me...Keith, you look marvelous!
Well said.
Love that comment "A treasure to the world".
Be well!!!
As a non-native English speaker, can someone help me to find the answers to this metaphorical quest I follow for years. How must be pronounced Keith ? Is it Kiff or is it kiss ?
@tristansubasic994 hello!
I highly suggest using Google translate, use the speaker button so the voice can show you how to pronounce it.
But Keith rhymes with TEETH 🦷🦷
So pronounced Keeth.
I hope you understand my freind! 💚
As soon as Keith started playing I immediately began grooving and smiling! The cool factor is off the charts with both these guys! 😎
It’s great how well Keith looks. Heathy, vital and vibrant.
I saw the stones in concert in 2014. Keith looked old, gray/green pallor and exhausted. Yes, it is a miracle to see him in great shape last 5 years or so. A joy.
@@777joneshe kicked smoking and most drinking. He said it has done wonders.
Considering his past, absolutely. Especially in the last few years since he quit smoking.
Healthy and vibrant, 😂😂😂😂😂
Doing something you love for a living does wonders for a person
I'm 50 years old I've been a Keith Richards fan since I was a small child and seeing this interview was FANTASTIC!!!
Keith has always been the leader of the band. So many Stones songs start with his riffs. Charlie would kick in then Bill. It always seemed so loose but this is a very tight band.
That is totally untrue. In the beginning it was Brian Jones who was the leader. He formed the band, hustled hard for gigs, drove the band's musical direction with his blues obsessions (he had far deeper knowledge than any of the others). Once success came, a feud rapidly developed between him and Mick for leadership which he eventually lost. The catalyst was the Redlands drug bust in 1967 which cemented Mick & Keith's supremacy and it has been this way ever since. But its incorrect to say that Keith was always the leader - joint eventually but never the sole leader
Hair on the back of my neck stands up when he starts these riffs...they are simply our lifetime...as are the Rolling Stones
Agree
OH YES!!..could not agree more. I doubt today's non-entities when aged 80, could with just a plain basic guitar stummed just a few basic notes and create such magic, response and attention as he did. The older I get, the more grateful, blessed and thankful that in my teens and young man-years groups liked the Rolling Stones gave us such marvellous music which we took for granted and most likely will go on in the future as Mozart and Beethoven have done.
I read your post just as he began playing - and my hair did that thing!
@@wakeupuk3860 I could not have said it better myself. Amazing the Stones are still relevant in the music world. Nobody today has anything on them. Keith just picks up and plays the classics..memories of my teenage years.
@@MagSeven7 Thank you MagSeven.
I’ve never been a Stones fan but its indisputable that they have created some of the most memorable songs/riffs/lyrics of all time. They are on another level.
Hi..!!
IMHO, it's not only about just some very good songs, riffs and lyrics...
Don't forget that big and essential link missing between the Chicago Blues of the 40s and 50s... and modern charts: the original British blues explosion of the early 60s. Rolling Stones, Kinks, Alexis Corner's Blues Inc, John Mayal Blues Breakers, Yardbirds, Pretty Things, Who, Animals, Them, Zombies, Small Faces, Spencer Davis Group, Downliners Section, Artwoods, Long John Baldry, Graham Bond Org, Cyril Davies, Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, Chris Farlowe Thunderbirds, Zoot Money Big Band, Manfred Man, etc...
It wasn't untill the British bands went to America to show them what their own roots were about, that the global craze begun. And that movement was precisely led by no other than the Rolling Stones.
One of life’s greatest mysteries how Keith is still here and performing, what a legend 👌🏼
Damn, there's some soul on those fingers. His right hand is just impeccable. One of the best rhythm players ever. He can make the whole world dance and groove with an acoustic.
Mmmmmm not sure about that
@@bikeman123 its surely sure to my untrained ears.
Keith is the epitome of cool. Such groove. Jimmy does a great mick Jagger impression.
I’ve tried to be a Jimmy hater since I first saw him on tv, but this one interview stole my heart. Didn’t kiss up, this was sincere love and respect for my favorite guitar player in the world 🥰
@@deanbell4070 The Show Band were right there with them too, in tribute. Filling out the sound and rhythm - a beautiful thing!
When Keith Richards plays the guitar, my heart swells 🎸❤️
🌷🌷🌷💖💖💖🥲
In that case you need to put your health first. Stop listening to his guitar playing and acquire some blood pressure tablets.
This was the Best interview with Keith Richards that I have watched.
He doesn’t put on airs, he’s just a dude who plays guitar and had a little success along the way, down to earth!
"I know I can do it, I just don't know how." That's what pop music misses these days...
Keith Richards is the essence of cool!!!
yes at 80 years old bless his heart love himmmmmmmmmmmm
Highly overrated though (his band as well)...
@@mozdabozmusic is subjective says Dennis DeYoung.
@@JamesMoritz-f6l
Watched that band get booed off stage back in the 1970s. They were the opener.
One of my favourite things about Keith isn’t that he is the epitome of cool, is that he once joined a March to save his local NHS hospital in Chichester and despite being at the front of the march, he wasn’t interviewed by the press as he said others would be better at it than him. Truly cool people have no ego
He wasn’t interviewed because he wasn’t get paid!!
@@pmckillion82 I can think of many more likely reasons than him not getting paid.
Thanks for that random , little known, and virtually unproveable account (Seriously???).
STFU, and just admit he's one VERY COOL MOFO!
Keith - absolute legend. Talent does what it can, but genius does what it must.
Man...he's had arthritis for decades and he still kills that guitar. Not to mention all the other hurdles in his life. True musician.
Hurdles? Dudes been stoned since 1965, got to do the best drugs on the planet, travel the world, ejaculate inside random women every night. Yeah poor guy. What tough struggles he had 😂
I've read his autobiography. Other than some legal trouble he almost got into, he been fine. Also like, smoking cigarettes up until a few years ago? Thats insane. Good for him
Yes, and his swag at 80 is soooo cooool! Even sitting in the chair playing the body language just oozes rock guitarist rock icon rock god! The dude is what Michael Jackson calls Bad! By the way, the Stones were one of Michael’s most favorite groups, he and they were really good friends…the only English giant before the stones are the Beatles, after six years the Beatles were musically dead, but the stones have been a powerhouse since the first time they stepped on stage!
@@tedbogan6099
Yet the ruler of their homeland choose Black Sabbath as the most significant band to come from England and that's because they kept progressing, the stones were true innovators of rock but never grew much, Sabbath still is developing new music, true musicians-
Can't argue with the Queen!!
I can’t watch this enough. He is so unassuming, but he is running the whole show and it’s pure joy. Thank you for posting
Jimmy Fallon's impersonation of Mick Jagger's voice is spot on!
That’s probably why he wanted Keith on the show so he could show how good he imitates Mick. I think Jimmy secretly always wanted to be a rockstar but it wasn’t in the cards.
@@GigiCorrado1Jimmy is better at music then comedy
One person who was even better at impersonating Mick, was David Bowie!
Is it tho? I'm not there with ya.
for real!i was impressed
Love how quickly Keith and the audience sync together. He is so good.
Keith is a "pure genius" of rhythm guitar. Simply the best. Bless you, Keith!
What a blessing during these terrible times in the world you can see what music can do and is if it’s real ❤️🙏🏼☮️❤️
I like how Jimmy showcased Keith's amazing talent. Instead of Keith just showing some riffs Jimmy used the Roots and his own ability to impersonate Mick and put some vocals to the riffs. You can truly see Keith's face light up when Jimmy started to sing. Priceless.
Keiths face looked more like wtf is this guy doing trying to impersonate the greatest Front Man ever.
@@ridemfast7625Yup. Fallon has to make EVERYthing about himself. The man's insufferable.
Jimmy's a great, great talent!
@@ridemfast7625Your silly comment suggests that this was a totally unplanned segment
@@LeVacarois Hollywood antics
Drummer here. I have played electric guitar for about 15 years or 20 years of my life. This clip shows Keith is a monster guitarist. He immediately gets great tone, dynamics, rhythm and timing. Plus he enjoys it so much! I am so glad my grandchildren will someday be able to watch Keith Richards perform live.
Best band EVER in the history of bands!!! I remember when the Stones first came to America and can't imagine music without them. May they all live to be 100. I adore them all. Icing on the cake is Jimmy channeling Mick 😄.
Incorrect.. Dire straits 1993
I’m 🤨😁😆😆😁😁😁🦩😀🌴🌻
@@onnoman BOTH INCORRECT THE BEATLES
@@stetay2😝⚡🤘🏿
Jumpin Jack Flash isn’t even played in Open G which makes his on the spot improvisation on national television all the more impressive. Keef is another level of cool.
Missing the capo on the 4 fret
True, but they been playing it in Open G since '72.
No, since 1969, on the get yer ya ya's album.
@@jmjrademakers
*Mick Taylor!* Mention that name and most people here would be clueless. Best era of the Stones by far.
@@Mark-lq3sb Even on the hyde park concert Keith used the capo. Taylor was fluent playing there.
I can watch Keith all day along, love him so much
Love Keith Richards, one laid back and very talented man!
His groove is so in the pocket. It’s insane. You can play the same notes but you can’t get that feel. It’s unique.
This is very true. I've been playing in a modestly successful Stones cover band for five years and although the other guitarist and l have mastered all the licks, we still fall short getting the feel at times. There's something ironclad about Keith's timing that's elusive.
It’s interesting to see his right hand technique in this video. I think I’d have to unlearn a lot of what I think of as “correct” movement to play these riffs. He’s very loose and uneconomical with his hand motion. It’s so relaxed and yet when he strikes the note it’s at the perfect point in the beat. It’s interesting to hear how questlove is struggling a bit to lock in to the beat but Richards just grooves on without missing anything. It’s honestly more impressive than any guitar shredder I’ve seen.
Something the Joe Satriani fans can’t get their head round
True. It's uncanny. The first two bars of honky tonk women have that stones groove, and he's just playing the open strings with his right hand.
flash was a bit rusty though :)
We all were young and vibrant in the past, and I love that Keith Richards is still doing his thing in 2023! We are still the same person inside even when the outside changes:)
Hi
Great respect to Keith Richards in this interview! Love the new album! Thank you for the music Dude!!
I remember when i was a kid my friend Jerry and Trevi always sang honki tong women .... Their stage is full of fans 🎉🎉🎉
Keith is a living legend and if I didn't see Jimmy singing I'd swear it was mick , his impression of mick is the best in the business
You should see his Johnny Cash , now that is impressive. Cheers.
God, the life this guy had. May he live on forever
We Have To Save The Planet So He Can Appreciate It
He will!
He pretty much lives forever.
Don't watch much Late night TV anymore but I can say 2 things. Keef is a legend and Jimmy Fallon can imitate so many rock stars that it is amazing.
I hope keith lives forever!!!!
Wow, Jimmy. Excitement levels through the ceiling. You got to "perform" live with the great Keith Richards. Something to brag about. I have watched this many times and, say what you like, Keith is definitely an all time legend
I saw the Stones live once, and loved every minute of it. II was about twenty; the year was about 1971-2 and Mick Taylor had joined to play guitar. He was impressive and solid, meshed right in with Keith and Mick and the band. They played songs from Sticky Fingers and Let It Bleed, plus Sympathy for the Devil from Beggars Banquet. I enjoyed the concert so much that it took me a week to stop smiling.
Effected me the same way when I saw them at the huge Municipal Stadium in Cleveland Ohio!
How can one be anything less than forever in grateful awe of his talent, persona, and tunes? What a magnificent treat.
He’s right. The greats don’t know how they do it, because it’s just pure, natural, raw talent.
I expected Keith to be phenomenal, but Jimmy's Mick Jagger was very well done! 🤯
i wonder if mick is seeing this?
🤣❤
There is no one like Keith Richards, the coolest.
Greatest rock ‘n roll band of all times, bar none. 60 years later (!!!) and still legends cranking out albums. Jagger and Richards are the prototypical rockstars and defined the genre.
The rolling stones is a great band but not the greatest band. 27 vs 8
@@indrayeeTruth is spoken maybe in the top 10
And they've got another tour coming up. A few of us got lucky and landed seats in Seattle. I've been very fortunate as far as going to Stones concerts and concerts in general!
I hope my grand-kids are lucky enough to see him live.
He put the living in living legend. They never get old. The sound is still fresh even though they’ve been at it for 62 years. They are fabulous, live…..
Imagine singing karaoke to Keith Richards on the guitar. 🙌🏼 Livin the dream Jimmy!
US loving brit here. Just watched this, can't stop smiling, the love and respect is beautiful and Keith is something else - thank you both x
I'm in Regina, Sask., Canada
(200,000 pop.)
Stones were playing a show here
& demand was so high they added a second show
Looks like like Jimmy checked this special moment off his bucket list!
Great job Jimmy!
WOW! Jimmy, you don't only sing it quite good, you absolutely sound like Jagger, when he was younger. GREAT!
Yeah, I agree! I didnt know he could sing this good
@@pissed555He's really good at imitating a range of different singers.
in one interview (with Lenny Kravitz) he did a great imitation of Bob Dylan
It's hard to find. But there is a video to promote a charity that Jimmy Fallon did with Mick Jagger. Fallon basically tells Mick he needs to act more like Mick Jagger and out Mick Jagger's Mick Jagger in front of Mick Jagger. It's very funny. 😁
ruclips.net/video/bJJB1GuUUuw/видео.html@@shawnerz98
Big fan of the Rolling Stones. Keith is still a Rock Star along with the rest of his band mates and they are all over 75/80 years. That's amazing that they are still putting out great music.
Aye his fingers are a mess like.
He just oozes coolness without even trying......thats what legends are made of ❤❤❤
Best interview ever.
Jimmy and keith are phenomenal.
Jimmy is a spaz
Some of the greatest riffs in rock. Thanks for this Keith and Jimmy!
I saw the Stones at Soldier Field in Chicago, back in 1977 and I remember thinking , these guys are old. I was 17, and here I am watching Keith play guitar in the year 2023.
Damn, they Mick and Keith only like 33-34 then
@kerbygator Super Bowl of Rock, ‘77. 💙💙💙💙
@@lmnopgr Yes.
@@bailey___mixd Yes, they were young.
Removing a string is one thing, but to have a guitar made without the whole course; tuner, nut, neck, & bridge all tailored, is a mark of a man of wealth and taste who's been around for a long, long year.
Its the Keith Richards signature acoustic 😅
And you even guessed his name! :)
Keith is the best rock artist that Jimmy Fallon has ever had on in my opinion. I truly just love Keith Richards ❤️ ♥️.
Amazing how Keith can still play guitar so well with those arthritic fingers.
Gummy bears help
@@DCJerseygrl wtf are gummy bears ?
@@DCJerseygrlahahaha 🔥🌲
Keith is the personification of rock n' roll. Nobody is cooler than him!
An amazing man for sure. Anybody else that's done as much hard liquor,Drugs, and smoking for many decades would be in the grave many years ago.
@@vernpascal1531 Old rockers, are like old hero's, the don't die, they just reload.
You Bet Keith is! 🎉
God love Keith Richards! Thank you and the Rolling Stones for making our crazy world feel better with your music! Loving the new Album!!
I loved them in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s.
Still love them
Keith's recognition of Andrés Segovia says a lot about him and his incredible guitar and artistic tastes. Segovia, as well as Paco de Lucia, have been the greatest geniuses playing any guitar... while Keith took rock and roll (and also blues) to its maximum.
Yes, it is. But maybe Paco and Andres wouldn't have been able to compose these great modern songs if they had been Rock 'n Roll guitarists!!
It never knows. Each one has his own abilities!!
When you look back at the Rolling Stones catalog (of songs), it is staggering and just about overwhelming. All the songs on the vinyl stuff (from my memory), all had "Jagger/ Richards" under the title. Simply amazing.
P.S. - Forgot to say that a lot if the Stones records had covers of blues artists also.
Segovia, was a classical guitar player, genius classical guitar player. The differences between the two styles are "stunning" some would say using a sports analogy, they are different as tennis is to bowling, keeping in mind Keith Richard's gut wrenching piledriving riffs. One chord, and you know it's the Stones, like one note and you know it's Santana, there's not a whole lot of them out there either.
@@roadrocket7 Blues... Let's not forget Paul McCartney called the Stones, "a blues cover band", when comparing the Beatles to the Rolling Stones, also saying, "they are not in the same class". Ah, the love and not quite hate relationships among successful musicians.
Just beautiful 🎤 🎤 the coolest person alive thank jimmy for showing keith amazing talent timeless rock ,and roll is a treasure🤟🏽🎸 🖤.
Fallon’s musical impersonations of Jim Morrison, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Springsteen & Jagger are always spot on. 👌🏼
He's always delighted in doing them too. I can feel his joy in my very bones. Blessings, Jimmy.
@@bookbwitched6823yep! It's apparent the guy truly loves what he's doing! Such a joy to watch!
True but ironically his Fallon is miserable.
Okay - I clicked on this not knowing what to expect. This was amazing, lol. Absolutely worth the click.
A legend, an icon, a gentleman. Long live Keith!
Keith Richards is such a HUGE legend at this point that sometimes it's hard to realize that he's real!!! Sometimes you just think he's a legend from stories and not a real person because of his LONG history in music and Rock and Roll and all that he's accomplished over the decades! It's wonderful too!!!
You have a beautiful way of describing the colossus that is Keith Richards.
Him being boss enough to be jack sparrows dad in pirates was also a epic moment :( too bad Jagger wouldnt go with him
Coolest man on the planet.
Indeed!❤
Paul McCartney: “Hold my chai”.
Yeah
Are junkies cool?
Keith is good too
I LOVE KEITH'S PLAYING AND HIS PERSONA AND SENCE OF HUMOUR AND HE'S NEVER EVER BEEN BIG HEADED ABOUT HIMSELF OR PLAYING LOVE YER MATE A BIG FAN 💙🎶🎸
Feel. Keith has such feeling in his playing. Doing them on acoustic and he makes it rock! EDIT: Good singing by Jimmy Fallon in addition to the impressions!
That was quite bold of Jimmy Fallon, to do his Mick Jagger impression not just with his studio band, but with the REAL Keith Richards playing the guitar! Keith was very nice about it - all smiles, and doing his terrific job on the guitar!
Keith sounds amazing, and honestly if Jimmy ever loses the Tonight Show gig, the man could make a living in a cover band because he remains an incredibly impressionist. He does Mick better than Mick does Mick.
Totally 👍
He would be better at that.
I got goosebumps.
pretty sure he used to do that AND play guitar. i could be wrong. but i think it was in his demo tape for snl. and yeah, it's great fun, i'd totally watch him doing that.
Agreed. 100%.
Tiembla Mick J.!!!! saludos desde Argentina y gracias por estos momentos!!!!
Keith is the essence of rock n roll 👍😊
I'll give him great honors for being the true first rock guitarist!!
Whole band was way ahead of the industry!!
It's rather amazing, but after 15years they just replayed, but hey- that's ok
Absolutely fabulous interview......Jimmy impersonates Mick spot on and Keith is a fabulous guest and a genuine rock and roll icon still hitting all his marks !! Great great interview !!
If I hadn't seen this, I wouldn't believe it. Keith is the body and soul of the Stones. Mick is the mouth piece and dancer. Within seconds of playing, i knew the song. Rock on, Keith❤
He is the living riff and still one of the coolest guys on the planet. And , it has to be said, Jimmy's Jagger impersonation is pretty damn good.☺