Mick Jagger swipes back at Paul McCartney’s ‘Rolling Stones is cover band’ comments WATCH

Mick Jagger pays tribute to Charlie Watts at Rolling Stones show

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For around six decades, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones have had a friendly rivalry. And just last month Paul McCartney took a cheeky jab at Mick Jagger’s band. In fact, the 79-year-old referred to The Rolling Stones as a cover band.

Speaking with The New Yorker, McCartney said: “[The Beatles’] net was cast a bit wider than [The Rolling Stones]. 

“I’m not sure I should say it, but they’re a blues cover band, that’s sort of what the Stones are.”

In response, Mick Jagger has taken a quick swipe back at McCartney during The Rolling Stones concert in Los Angeles on Thursday.

The 78-year-old was recorded addressing the audience saying: “There’s so many celebrities here tonight.”

Jagger continued: “Megan Fox is here, she’s lovely. Leonardo DiCaprio. Lady Gaga. Kirk Douglas.

“Paul McCartney is here, he’s going to help us – he’s going to join us in a blues cover later.”

The Beatles star poked similar fun at The Rolling Stones during an interview last year.

Speaking with Howard Stern, McCartney said: “Their stuff’s rooted in the blues. When they are writing stuff, it has to do with the blues.”

McCartney added: “Whereas we had a little more influences. There’s a lot of differences, but I love the Stones, but I’m with you. The Beatles were better.”

When these comments were brought up to Jagger during an interview with Zane Low of Apple Music, the singer had a cutting response.

He said: “There’s obviously no completion. The big difference, though, is and sort of slightly seriously, is that the Rolling Stones have been a big concert band in other decades and other eras.

“When the Beatles never even did an arena tour, Madison Square Garden with a decent sound system. They broke up before that business started, the touring business for real.”

Meanwhile, The Rolling Stones have just lost their drummer Charlie Watts and have been paying tribute to him at recent concerts.

The LA show at SoFi Stadium opened with a tribute to the 80-year-old, who died in August.

After showing a montage of images of Watts, Jagger came out said: “It was great to see those images of Charlie up there on screen right now.

“It reminds us of all those years we had together. We’d like to dedicate this show to him, so here’s to Charlie!”

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