How the Rolling Stones Pulled “Start Me Up” From Years of Obscurity and Turned a Nearly Forgotten Recording Into One of the Most Recognizable Rock Anthems of Their Career
“Start Me Up” would eventually become one of the Rolling Stones’ most recognizable rock songs, powered by an unmistakable Keith Richards guitar riff. But for years, the band didn’t hear it that way at all. Long before its 1981 release, the song existed in a dramatically different form. The Stones had approached it as a … Read more