{"id":2029002,"date":"2026-07-06T10:25:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2029002"},"modified":"2026-07-06T10:25:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:25:02","slug":"the-rolling-stones-keith-richards-describes-america-as-a-bit-of-a-disappointment-at-the-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2029002","title":{"rendered":"The Rolling Stones\u2019 Keith Richards describes America as \u201ca bit of a disappointment at the moment\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/keith-richards@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">The Rolling Stones\u2019 Keith Richards describes America as \u201ca bit of a disappointment at the moment\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>\u2018Ringing Hollow\u2019, a song on their upcoming album, is reportedly about the political and social tension felt across the US<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-06T11:25:02+01:00\">6th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/keith-richards@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"The Rolling Stones&apos; Keith Richards. CREDIT: Jason Kempin\/Getty Images\" title=\"keith-richards@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">The Rolling Stones&#8217; Keith Richards. CREDIT: Jason Kempin\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Rolling Stones\u2019 Keith Richards has labelled America as \u201ca bit of a disappointment at the moment\u201d given the current political climate and social unrest.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Mick Jagger on The Rolling Stones\u2019 future: \u201cI\u2019m already writing for the next album\u201d<br \/><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The comments come as the rock icon has lived in Connecticut for over four decades, moving there in 1985.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Speaking to the <em>Sunday Times<\/em> about the Stones\u2019 upcoming album \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019, which is set for release on July 10, Richards addressed speculation that the song \u2018Ringing Hollow\u2019 is set to be an anti-Trump track.<\/p>\n<p>While he didn\u2019t specifically say whether or not the song alluded to the US president, the guitarist did say that the song in question is about having \u201ca nostalgic love affair with America, and [it being] a bit of a disappointment at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After quipping that he has \u201cgot my steel helmet and live[s] in a bunker\u201d, Richards added that he has felt the concern from people around him over financial strain. \u201cAll you hear is the moaning about the price of gas. This is where it hurts people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3944182\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3944182\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3944182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/stones22000x2000.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Stones &apos;Foreign Tongues&apos; album artwork\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1997\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3944182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rolling Stones \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019 album artwork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a separate interview, frontman Mick Jagger spoke to <em>MOJO<\/em> about the inspiration between \u2018Ringing Hollow\u2019 and said that while it isn\u2019t \u201conly about\u201d Trump\u2019s America, it does centre around \u201cAmerica generally and your experiences of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe American Dream is intact for some people, and I\u2019m sure we can find some wonderful immigrant stories that happened in the last 12 months, but we read about the decline of the American Empire,\u201d the singer shared. \u201cIt\u2019s not the same at all, but there are a lot of questions about imperial overreach, and the lobbying system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>Far Out<\/em>, the song will feature lyrics including: \u201cLady Liberty don\u2019t look so good when there\u2019s a tear in her gown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the band haven\u2019t said that the song is a direct criticism of Trump, they have clashed with the president multiple times over the past decade.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2016, the Stones issued a statement saying they hadn\u2019t given permission for Trump to use the 1969 song \u2018You Can\u2019t Always Get What You Want\u2019 and requested for him to \u201ccease all use immediately.\u201d Trump then defied this, and played it at the end end of his 75-minute speech to Republican party members in Cleveland that July.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mick Jagger on 'Foreign Tongues', live plans and his fave new bands\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_GNNbCOp8p0?start=329&amp;feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>In summer 2019, Jagger made a dig at Trump on-stage following his comments in that year\u2019s Independence Day speech, and later that year the singer also condemned Donald Trump over his stance on climate change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in a very difficult situation at the moment, especially in the US, where all the environmental controls that were put in place \u2013 that were just about adequate \u2013 have been rolled back by the current administration so much that they are being wiped out,\u201d Jagger said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe US should be the world leader in environmental control but now it has decided to go the other way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, The Rolling Stones issued another warning to Trump to stop using their music at his rallies and events, saying that he could face a lawsuit if not.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019 is set to feature contributions from Paul McCartney, The Cure\u2019s Robert Smith, Bruno Mars, Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and more, as well as a cover of Amy Winehouse\u2019s \u2018You Know I\u2019m No Good\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <em>NME<\/em> as part of a recent In Conversation interview, Jagger opened up about the \u201ceasy\u201d experience working with McCartney, the collab with Robert Smith, his love of Sam Fender, and whether or not they have more music planned. Read it in full here, or watch it above.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Donald Trump<\/li>\n<li>Keith Richards<\/li>\n<li>Mick Jagger<\/li>\n<li>Politics<\/li>\n<li>Rock<\/li>\n<li>The Rolling Stones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top 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unrest.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Mick Jagger on The Rolling Stones\u2019 future: \u201cI\u2019m already writing for the next album\u201d<br \/><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The comments come as the rock icon has lived in Connecticut for over four decades, moving there in 1985.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Speaking to the <em>Sunday Times<\/em> about the Stones\u2019 upcoming album \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019, which is set for release on July 10, Richards addressed speculation that the song \u2018Ringing Hollow\u2019 is set to be an anti-Trump track.<\/p>\n<p>While he didn\u2019t specifically say whether or not the song alluded to the US president, the guitarist did say that the song in question is about having \u201ca nostalgic love affair with America, and [it being] a bit of a disappointment at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After quipping that he has \u201cgot my steel helmet and live[s] in a bunker\u201d, Richards added that he has felt the concern from people around him over financial strain. \u201cAll you hear is the moaning about the price of gas. This is where it hurts people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3944182\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3944182\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3944182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/stones22000x2000.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Stones &apos;Foreign Tongues&apos; album artwork\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1997\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3944182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rolling Stones \u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019 album artwork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a separate interview, frontman Mick Jagger spoke to <em>MOJO<\/em> about the inspiration between \u2018Ringing Hollow\u2019 and said that while it isn\u2019t \u201conly about\u201d Trump\u2019s America, it does centre around \u201cAmerica generally and your experiences of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe American Dream is intact for some people, and I\u2019m sure we can find some wonderful immigrant stories that happened in the last 12 months, but we read about the decline of the American Empire,\u201d the singer shared. \u201cIt\u2019s not the same at all, but there are a lot of questions about imperial overreach, and the lobbying system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>Far Out<\/em>, the song will feature lyrics including: \u201cLady Liberty don\u2019t look so good when there\u2019s a tear in her gown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the band haven\u2019t said that the song is a direct criticism of Trump, they have clashed with the president multiple times over the past decade.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2016, the Stones issued a statement saying they hadn\u2019t given permission for Trump to use the 1969 song \u2018You Can\u2019t Always Get What You Want\u2019 and requested for him to \u201ccease all use immediately.\u201d Trump then defied this, and played it at the end end of his 75-minute speech to Republican party members in Cleveland that July.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mick Jagger on 'Foreign Tongues', live plans and his fave new bands\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_GNNbCOp8p0?start=329&amp;feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>In summer 2019, Jagger made a dig at Trump on-stage following his comments in that year\u2019s Independence Day speech, and later that year the singer also condemned Donald Trump over his stance on climate change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in a very difficult situation at the moment, especially in the US, where all the environmental controls that were put in place \u2013 that were just about adequate \u2013 have been rolled back by the current administration so much that they are being wiped out,\u201d Jagger said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe US should be the world leader in environmental control but now it has decided to go the other way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, The Rolling Stones issued another warning to Trump to stop using their music at his rallies and events, saying that he could face a lawsuit if not.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Foreign Tongues\u2019 is set to feature contributions from Paul McCartney, The Cure\u2019s Robert Smith, Bruno Mars, Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and more, as well as a cover of Amy Winehouse\u2019s \u2018You Know I\u2019m No Good\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <em>NME<\/em> as part of a recent In Conversation interview, Jagger opened up about the \u201ceasy\u201d experience working with McCartney, the collab with Robert Smith, his love of Sam Fender, and whether or not they have more music planned. Read it in full here, or watch it above.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-rolling-stones-keith-richards-describes-america-as-a-bit-of-a-disappointment-at-the-moment-3955282&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/keith-richards@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News The Rolling Stones\u2019 Keith Richards describes America as \u201ca bit of a disappointment at the moment\u201d \u2018Ringing Hollow\u2019, a song on their upcoming album, is reportedly about the political and social tension felt across the US By Liberty Dunworth 6th July 2026 The Rolling Stones&#8217; Keith Richards. 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