Keith Talks New Material / Tour Possibility

Keith Richards has revealed that it’s possible that the Stones may head into the studio later this year to record new material.

Speaking to Rolling Stone Magazine Richards revealed that the band were yet to formalise any plans but he thinks that they still have a future in the studio.

"There’s no definite plans, but I can’t see any of them the rest of the band stopping,” he says. "I wouldn’t be surprised if we did some recording later this year.”

But the guitarist admits he’s uncertain whether any sort of tour would follow. "I don’t know how the rest of them feel about roadwork at the moment,” he tells Rolling Stone. "Maybe we’ll search for a different way for the Stones to go back on the road. Maybe not the football stadiums anymore. Maybe something different. You can’t go around there in lemon-yellow tights forever.”

He also revealed that recent reports that he had sobered up were wide of the mark.

"Listen, the rumours of my sobriety are greatly exaggerated,” he says. "And we’ll leave it at that.”

The Rolling Stones re-issue their classic Exile On Main Street on 17 May.