THE STONES ON.. being on the road for 60 years

KEITH: “To do it this long, Mick and I look at each other and think, ‘We must be doing something right’. I don’t know what it is. The idea of turning people on for 60 years is like, ‘Whoa’. The thing is relentless, it is like a juggernaut.

“God knows what I would be like if I did not do this. My wildest nightmare.

“Really, all you wanted to do was play music and try to get it better and get the band tighter.

“Not many people get the chance to do this with thousands of people, you know, as a job.

“When you are exchanging that much appreciation to each other it is profoundly touching.

“Music is a resilient thing and sometimes I think god, it is the only thing we have got that we can trust.

“I gave up many years ago trying to figure out why and how it works. I found the best remedy is to put it in a room and go ‘1,2,3,4’ and all the problems go away.”