Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards made a rare TV appearance Monday night as a guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
Keith’s visit was synced up with the day tickets went on sale for the North American “50 & Counting” tour shows this spring, which start next month in Los Angeles.
Fallon and Richards spoke about a variety of topics, including Keith’s famous lemon trees, a legendary story involving saxophonist Bobby Keys, and the band’s upcoming tour.
“The shows the end of last year were too overwhelming for us, actually,” he explained. “I mean, c’mon, this was begging for more .. and so were we. You get antsy when you’re not on the road.”
The host asked Keith if the 2013 shows will feature the same setlist as last fall’s dates, or if there will be a new lineup of songs.
“It’s gonna be a mixture,” said Richards. “I’m called to duty next week for rehearsals which is where we kick the stuff around and try and figure out how we wanna try and balance it out. We have the added duty of keeping Mick Taylor with us this time around. It’s great that he wanted to do some more.”
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