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Bob C.
When NBC announced that Mick Jagger would host and perform on the May 19th season finale of Saturday Night Live, fans wondered whether the Rolling Stones would use the platform to stage their first live performance in nearly five years – or at least make a cameo. But Keith Richards tells Rolling Stone that he won't be involved. "I spoke to Mick and he said it's something that he said yes to many months ago, so he's just doing it," Richards says. "He's on his own."

Will the guitarist be watching? "Probably," Richards says with a laugh.

News of Jagger's SNL gig – which marks the singer's third appearance on the show, and his first as a host – set off speculation among fans, some of whom wondered whether the Stones might use his appearance to announce their anticipated 50th anniversary tour. Jagger isn't promoting anything else currently (his last project, SuperHeavy, was released last September), and the Stones have staged rehearsals in recent weeks. However, Jagger is only confirmed to perform with Arcade Fire, Foo Fighters and Jeff Beck on the show.

Richards previously told Rolling Stone that the band will not tour in 2012 to mark their 50th anniversary. "Basically, we're just not ready," he said, adding that 2013 is the new goal. "I have a feeling that's more realistic … The Stones always really considered 1963 to be 50 years, because Charlie [Watts] didn't actually join until January. We look upon 2012 as sort of the year of conception, but the birth is next year."

But don't count Richards out of SNL completely. Stones plans often change at the last minute; Richards never announced that he was joining Jagger at 2001's Concert for New York, but he showed up, joining the frontman on "Miss You" and "Salt of the Earth."



Read more: [www.rollingstone.com]

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SummerofSomeGirls
Mick Jagger and Arcade Fire. Well so be it. I remember seeing a picture of Frank Sinatra around 1968 wearing a Nehru jacket. I was only in my early teens but that photo struck me as Frank's desperate attempt to stay "Hip" It was laughable. Mick Jagger and Arcade Fire. So be it.

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SummerofSomeGirls
Mick Jagger and Arcade Fire. Well so be it. I remember seeing a picture of Frank Sinatra around 1968 wearing a Nehru jacket. I was only in my early teens but that photo struck me as Frank's desperate attempt to stay "Hip" It was laughable. Mick Jagger and Arcade Fire. So be it.

Please. These young groups are dieing to be seen with Mick Jagger so they can have some rock cred. This is not a desperate Frank Sinatra doing Simon and Garfunkel numbers.

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Stoneage
After 23 pages of, mostly, disinformation who said Mick will play with Foo Fighters or Arcade Fire. Is that information confirmed? My guess is that he will do a bluesstandard with Jeff Beck. If not, he will only do the hosting and the "skits". And a bit of selling something of course...

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71Tele
Does anyone else think he held out the possibility of the Stones appearing on SNL with him, but when he decided the band (read Keith) could not pull it off he had Arcade Fart and Food Fight on hold as a back-up plan? This would be a sad state of affairs. Again I ask: Why NY rehearsals for the Stones if they were never going to appear with Sir Mick?

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TeddyB1018
Mick has given a lot to Keith, and Keith has given a lot to Mick.

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proudmary
Mick said "yes" to SNL many months ago, it's him doing his thing. Lorne Michaels invited him, not Richards. What for does Mick need to bring there Richards - to share with him fame and attention, to give him the place in the spotlight? just as he did all his life, last time in 2001 when Mick was invited to participate in Concert for New York and brought Richards despite the fact that this so-called "friend" called his just released album "Dogshit"? How long one can be a gentleman - anyway Richards will never say "thank you"

When was the last time Richards gave something to Jagger - other than: "he has the big balls, I'll give it to him" ?

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superrevvy
despite keith's denial, no change in forecast. i got no backup plan.

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Bob C.
But speculation is the point

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TeddyB1018
Mick has given a lot to Keith, and Keith has given a lot to Mick.

I'm afraid it is demagogy. They gave each other a creative partnership, but in personal terms Richards only took and never gave anything in return.

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Stoneage
As I see it only two things are confirmed:

1. Mick jagger will host SNL on Saturday, May 19th.
2. On the same show Foo Fighters and Arcade Fire will perform as musical guests.

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proudmary
Mick said "yes" to SNL many months ago, it's him doing his thing. Lorne Michaels invited him, not Richards. What for does Mick need to bring there Richards - to share with him fame and attention, to give him the place in the spotlight? just as he did all his life, last time in 2001 when Mick was invited to participate in Concert for New York and brought Richards despite the fact that this so-called "friend" called his just released album "Dogshit"? How long one can be a gentleman - anyway Richards will never say "thank you"

When was the last time Richards gave something to Jagger - other than: "he has the big balls, I'll give it to him" ?