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'Sgt. Pepper's is a load of s***!': Rolling Stones rocker Keith Richards slams The Beatles' iconic album in new interview

Published: 16:20 EST, 5 August 2015 | Updated: 19:13 EST, 5 August 2015

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Members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles have always refuted a feud, but Stones' guitarist Keith Richards' latest comments on the fab four are anything but complimentary.

The 71-year-old rocker has just finished touring the US with his band - formed in London in 1962 - and despite having outlasted The Beatles Keith still had plenty to say.

Speaking to Esquire magazine, Keith slammed The Beatles for losing the roots of their sound during a meteoric-rise to the top of the charts in the 1960s and even went so far as to label their Sgt. Pepper's album as 'a load of s**t'.

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'Load of s**t': Speaking to Esquire magazine, Rolling Stones rocker Keith Richards slammed The Beatles' iconic Sgt. Peppers album as a load of s**t

Talking to Scott Raab, the legendary rocker laid into Sir Paul McCartney and co., saying : 'The Beatles sounded great when they were the Beatles. But there's not a lot of roots in that music. I think they got carried away.'

But while fans of the Stones might agree with his statement, music fans around the world could be incensed by his views on The Beatles' chart-conquering Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Talking of their 1967 album which hit the number one spot -and has also been named Rolling Stone magazine's number one album of all time - Keith said: 'Some people think it's a genius album, but I think it's a mishmash of rubbish, kind of like —"Oh, if you can make a load of shit, so can we".'

Losing their roots: Speaking about their 1967 chart-topping album, Keith said he believed the Fab Four (pictured at the album's launch) lost their way and forgot about their musical roots

Still going: The gnarled rocker (picture in July in New York) voiced his decisive opinion in an interview in June while his band were touring the US

But while John Lennon and Paul McCartney's modern psychedelic masterpiece conquered the charts, the Stones' own attempt at the genre, Their Satanic Majesties - released the same year -, only achieved a peak place at number three.

Though the bands have always denied that their musical rivalry extended to anything beyond the charts, these latest scathing comments from Keith are not the first shots to be fired.

In an interview with The Radio Times in 2011, Sir Paul McCartney candidly spoke of Sir Mick Jagger's playful joshing when it came to The Beatles and their recipe for pop success.

The focus of his ire: Keith blasted the band for their number one album - whose iconic artwork was designed by Sir Peter Blake (pictured with his creation)

Sir Paul revealed that Mick appeared to be jealous of the Liverpudlian quartet's musical abilities, explaining: 'I could sing, John could sing, George could sing and Ringo did numbers that he could sing. So it wasn't just the front man and the back-up band.

'We were an entity. Mick used to call us the Four-headed Monster.'

But while the two bands have always maintained a cordial friendship, despite the occasional dig at each other, the same could not be said of the original members of The Rolling Stones themselves.

Originals: The Rolling Stones have seen feuds form within their own band, and the original line-up featuring founder Brian Jones (left) didn't last as long

In-fighting in the London-based band has seen the likes of Brian Jones (co-founder and guitarist), Ian Stewart (keyboards and co-founder), Mick Taylor (guitarist) and Bill Wyman (Bassist) all leave over the years.

And alluding to the fact that the bands' internal feuds have never quite healed, Keith spoke of a recent spat with former Bassist Bill - who left the band in 1993.

Explaining that the plaque that was put up at Dartford station, Kent, in 2013 to mark Sir Mick and Keith's first meeting had provoked a jealous outburst from their former band-mate, as it states the pair are the band's founders.

Keith revealed that Jagger had had to send a note to Wyman - who had blasted the pair in public - telling him to calm down.

But while they obviously still have their schisms within the badn's history, Keith showed there's no real hard-feelings by saying Bill is one of the best bass players he has ever heard or worked with.

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On with the show: But while they obviously still have their schisms within the band, Keith and the rest of the Rolling Stones have kept performing since their inception in 1962