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Keith Richards · 2015

Keith Richards

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

September 4, 2015Media⭐⭐⭐

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Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones told the New York Daily News that rap music was for “people who can't hear” and criticized its musical construction. He said that, in his view, rap listeners only needed a drum beat and someone shouting over it. In the same interview, he also commented on Metallica and Black Sabbath.

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