Keith Richards: Hip Hop is yelling

Keith Richards took time out of a recent interview to knock hip-hop. Richards was interviewed for Rolling Stone's latest 40th anniversary issue and said that, "Hip-hop leaves me cold. But there are some people out there who think it's the meaning of life."

When pressed by the interviewer who claimed it was "like the new rock and roll," Richards answered that, "Yeah, but rock and roll had songs. I mean, I don't wanna be yelled at; I wanna be sung to. I never really understood why someone would want to have some gangster from L.A. poking his fingers in your face. As I say, it don't grab me. I mean the rhythms are boring; they're all done on computers."

The Rolling Stones kick off a series of European dates on June 5th in Werchter, Belgium. Their tour wraps up in late August.

On June 12th, the Stones will release their latest live DVD package, called The Biggest Bang, exclusively through Best Buy stores. The four-disc set features over seven hours of music, interviews, and live performances taped last year in Austin, Texas and Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.