in the latest installment of a friendly rivalry between two of the world’s biggest music groups, Beatles legend Paul McCartney has dubbed the Rolling Stones «a blues cover band.»
McCartney, who is currently promoting a new book, made the comment in an interview with The New Yorker’s David Remnick, published Monday. «I’m not sure I should say it, but they’re a blues cover band, that’s sort of what the Stones are,» said McCartney, adding: «I think our net was cast a bit wider than theirs.» This isn’t the first time McCartney has made unfavorable comparisons between his own former band and the Rolling Stones. In an April 2020 interview with Howard Stern, he said the Beatles were «better.» «Their stuff’s rooted in the blues. When they are writing stuff, it has to do with the blues.
