Bandmates are bound to get on each other's nerves. One way to deal with that is to write and sing about it. Keith Richards revealed which song was about his frustrations with The Rolling Stones singer, Mick Jagger at a delicate time in his life.
"All About You" starts with lyrics about the show going on without someone. "So sick and tired hanging around with jerks like you/Who'll tell me those lies," the first verse ends.
The name calling doesn't end there. "I'm so sick and tired hanging around with dogs like you/You're the first to get blamed, always the last b-tch to get paid," the lyrics later throw out.
There is a more vulnerable part in the writing. The singer admitted to missing someone even though that person doesn't seem to miss them. It ends with revealing that they still love the subject of the harsh words.
"That’s a particularly nasty song," Richards, 82, told Sabotage Times in 2013, according to American Songwriter. "It’s like a litany of insults. And it was written so I could get a few things off my chest."
Many assumed it was about actressAnita Pallenberg, who was in a relationship with Richards from 1967 to 1980. They share three children Marlon Leon Sundeep, Dandelion Angela, and Tara Jo Jo Gunne.
"I’d just come off junk and went back to work with The Stones," the songwriter explained. "In my absence, Mick had been running the show. I was ready to pick up where we left off. But in the meantime, Mick had got used to being in charge. So, when I returned to the fold, I was made to feel like an intruder."
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Richards and Jagger, 82, worked through it and their friendship continues to be strong. They're back in 2026 with the release of Foreign Tongues.
Why Keith Richards Missed Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform live on stage during a concert of The Rolling Stones at the Johan Cruijff Arena on July 7, 2022 in Amsterdam, NetherlandsSven Hoogerhuis/BSR Agency/Getty Images
Richards revealed more about the rocky part of his relationships in his autobiography, Life. He said his addiction and Pallenberg's was too toxic to continue the relationship.
The guitarist also called Jagger "Brenda" and "His Majesty" in the book. He claimed that the singer focused too much on the business aspect of their work.
"It’s almost as if Mick was aspiring to be Mick Jagger, chasing his own phantom," read the book. "And getting design consultants to help him do it. . . . I used to love to hang with Mick, but I haven’t gone to his dressing room in, I don’t think, twenty years. Sometimes I miss my friend."
The friends grew up in the same neighborhood during primary school, and their mothers knew each other. They went to different schools later, but their love of music led to a stronger friendship reunited them. A friendship that has overcome the pressures of the music industry, addiction, and more.
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