Keith Richards has criticised the ‘showbiz period’ of modern music, saying singers such as Adele‘s team of songwriters proves that they, ‘can’t rely on themselves’.
“We’re in the midst of a heavy-duty ‘showbiz’ period, even stronger than when we killed it last time,” he’s told Time Out London (via NME).
“The X Factor and all this competition shit. It’s just for people who want to be famous. Well, if it’s fame you wants, good luck. You’d better learn to live with it.”
Richards put out his third solo album ‘Crosseyed Heart‘ in September last year, and has been tirelessly working to get his Rolling Stones bandmates into the studio with the aim of releasing a first new studio album in over a decade.
One of the last updates he gave on the subject came around the time of the release of his solo LP, when he claimed they were all in agreement that they, ‘must go in the studio‘.