THE STONES ON.. The Beatles

KEITH: “They got cleaned up by their manager to make them more palatable for the public, otherwise they were exactly the same as we were – filthy swines.

“We were working the clubs in London. The Beatles had a hit with Love Me Do and what a great record. Our job was to be the premier rhythm and blues band in London. We managed that but we had no idea of progressing beyond that stage.

“We were envious. They were doing what we wanted. They got it – they could make records. The holy grail was to make records. Without the Beatles, the Stones would never have been there. We would have never got in a recording studio without them.”