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Keith Richards wants to record a new Rolling Stones album.
The 71-year-old guitarist is keen for the band to return to the recording studio for the first time since they made 'A Bigger Bang' in 2005 but admitted there are no "definite" plans to do so.
He told Rolling Stone magazine: "We're talking about doing some recording after this tour, but there's nothing definite. We just threw out the idea. I'd like to get the boys back in the studio again, yeah. Anything can happen.
Keith has also been working on his third solo album and admitted he is likely to go on the road alone to promote the record.
He said: "I think that's coming out in September. We're looking for the right time slot to bring it out. The Stones have been working so much lately that I've been holding off until we could find a reasonable time. I think it's September, but I don't know for sure."
Asked if he will tour the album, he added to Rolling Stone magazine: "That's being kicked around. At the moment, I'm just getting my head into the Stones and I haven't really thought about what I'm going to do afterwards. But usually if I put a record out, I do some road work. So, it's possible"
Keith's comments come a few days after his bandmate, Sir Mick Jagger, revealed he had written new songs for a Rolling Stones album.
He said: "It would be very nice and I've got a lot of new songs and songs I've written over the last couple of years. I've done really good demos for all of them, which I would love to record. So, let's hope so."
And asked if he's thought about making another solo album, the rock icon said: "I haven't, really. I'd love to record a Stones album. If that doesn't happen, then yes. That's a truthful answer.
"I've got songs that would be great for the Stones, and I've got songs that wouldn't be perfect for the Stones."

Gavin DeGraw has described Harry Styles as an "absolutely talented person" with "awesome hair" after working with him on a new song.
The American songwriter has spoken out about working with the One Direction star on their "beautiful" song 'Not Our Fault', which they produced last summer with Ed Sheeran's writing partner Jake Gosling.
Gavin was really impressed with Harry's musical talent but also found himself fawning over the pop hunk's floppy locks.
Gavin said: "(He's an) absolutely talented person; awesome hairdo, right? ... I'd only heard good things about Harry from other people that I knew ... I think it's important to diversify if you can ... We got in the studio and he was really respectful, he was nice. I played for a second; I sang an opening line and he immediately followed it up with another line. A few hours later we had the majority of a song completed - it's beautiful."
The 'I Don't Want to Be' singer also revealed the pair's track is about a failed relationship, but is adamant it isn't about any of Harry's past conquests - who include Taylor Swift, Caroline Flack and Kendall Jenner - but more about the musical duo's lifestyles.
Speaking to Access Hollywood, Gavin said: "It's about if it doesn't work out sometimes you can't necessarily just blame it on yourself. "Sometimes it's what's going on around you and other things that have nothing to do with the two people involved; it touches on that subject. It's a story for people who do a lot of travelling and have the lifestyles that we have."

Mike Rutherford says a headline slot at Glastonbury wouldn't be enough to tempt Genesis to reform.
The 64-year-old musician insists he and the other members of the band - Phil Collins, Tony Banks and original singer Peter Gabriel - have no plans to reunite and even if Michael Eavis called them to offer them the top spot at his festival it wouldn't be a big enough "carrot".
Rutherford told BANG Showbiz: "We wouldn't be tempted back together just to do Glastonbury. I don't think so, no ... There's no carrot that can be waved at us to make us do it."
The bassist-and-guitarist insists festivals were never a big deal to Genesis because they played their own huge outdoor shows but accepts Glastonbury has become a big part of the music calendar now.
He added: "The weird thing was is that we never did festivals. Our own shows were like a festival. Genesis would play Knebworth with support bands in front of, like, 100,000 people. We didn't play festivals because we could do our own festival-sized gigs. Festivals have become very popular now though, for sure."
Rutherford - who is currently on tour with his band Mike + The Mechanics - thinks it's unlikely Genesis will ever reform unless they are presented with a project so exciting they can't turn it down.
However, the 'Over My Shoulder' hitmaker insists all the band members are still friends and in contact with one another.
He said: "I don't think it'll ever happen (Genesis reforming), but whoever knows what's round the corner. It depends on what project might appear that makes you think, 'Oh, that could be good.' If something special ever came along then we might think about it, but there's no plans ... People often forget we've been doing this since 71, you know what I mean? We all get on well though; there's no dramas, we've all remained friends."
Mike + The Mechanics - featuring Rutherford and vocalists Andrew Roachford and Tim Howar - are currently on tour in the UK performing a career-spanning set which includes hits such as 'The Living Years', 'All I Need Is A Miracle' and 'Silent Running' and Genesis songs.
Go to http://mikeandthemechanics.com/live/ for tickets and information.

Shaun Ryder would "drop dead" without testosterone injections.
Despite looking forward to the "energy" boost he gets from his quarterly injections, the Happy Mondays frontman has revealed he would be dead if he didn't get the injection every three months which he needs because he has no thyroid gland.
He told NME: "I get a testosterone injection once every three months and it makes me feel like I'm 21 again. I'm serious!
"I've got no thyroid. I have to take 150 micrograms of a thyroid replacement drug daily and the testosterone injections or I'll drop dead."
Shaun revealed the news ahead of the Black Grape reunion, a fundraising gig at Granada Studios in their hometown, Manchester on Saturday April 11.
The band will also celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album 'It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah', without
dancer Bez who has decided not to share the stage with his former bandmates in order to concentrate on his political campaigning.

Sam Smith's 'Stay with Me' is at the centre of a new legal battle.
The award-winning singer has already agreed to pay Tom Petty songwriting royalties over similarities between the track and the 1989 song 'I Won't Back Down' but now songwriter Mark Halper has filed a lawsuit alleging he also deserves credit because a 1986 demo he recorded titled 'Don't Throw Our Love Away' begins with the "phraseology and significant phrase, 'stay with me'."
However, according to TMZ, Mark is not suing Sam but a number of record labels and his demands include a request for a recommendation to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to acknowledge him with a Grammy.
Petty and co-writer Jeff Lynne agreed an out-of-court settlement with Sam last October, in which it was agreed they would both receive a 12.5 percent writing credit.
Petty has previously described the similarities between the two songs as a "musical accident" and insisted he bears no ill-will towards the 22-year-old star.
He wrote on his official website: "About the Sam Smith thing. Let me say I have never had any hard feelings toward Sam. All my years of songwriting have shown me these things can happen. Most times you catch it before it gets out the studio door but in this case it got by.
"Sam's people were very understanding of our predicament and we easily came to an agreement. The word lawsuit was never even said and was never my intention. And no more was to be said about it.
"How it got out to the press is beyond Sam or myself. Sam did the right thing and I have thought no more about this. A musical accident no more no less. In these times we live in this is hardly news.
"I wish Sam all the best for his ongoing career. Peace and love to all."

Say Lou Lou got their name from their great aunt who was a "bitter old spinster".
The pop duo - twin sisters Miranda Anna and Elektra June Kilbey-Jansson, who grew up in Australia and Sweden - had an elderly relative called Lou who lived in London and they always got to hear "strange stories" about her.
The tales stuck with the siblings so when it came to coming up for a name for their act they decided they wanted to use Lou in some capacity.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, Elektra said: "We have a great aunt, an old London lady, a real old spinster, who was really bitter and angry, we always heard strange stories about her, she was a horrible lady, but we loved her name, so we kind of stole it from her."
The duo's name is also inspired by the twins favourite children's book growing up about a wolf who eats her rabbit friends.
Miranda explained: "We love the name Lou, Lou - its sexy! It's a bit French, its playful, its sweet, but it also feels like it could be a bit nasty as well. "We also have connections to our favourite children's book, who was a wolf who is really lonely and desperately wants to make friends, and she makes friends with a pack of rabbits, and then she eats them when she gets hungry, and she feels really lonely and ashamed."
Say Lou Lou's debut album 'Lucid Dreaming' was released worldwide this week.

Ed Sheeran will be joined at Wembley Stadium by Onerepublic, Rudimental, Example and Passenger.
The 24-year-old singer will perform at the iconic venue for three nights in July and has now unveiled the support acts for the London gigs, with a different bill at each show.
Friday 10 July will see Onerepublic and Foy Vance open for him, with Rudimental - who recently teamed with Ed for a reworking of his latest single 'Bloodstream' - and Example taking to the stage the next night.
The final show, on Sunday 12 July, will see Onerepublic return to the venue, along with Passenger.
Though he has only just announced the line-up, the 'Thinking Out Loud' singer actually had the acts in place in December but admitted he wanted them to be a "surprise" for fans.
He said late last year: "I actually sorted the support acts before I'd even put [the tickets] on sale. I never want to play to someone else's crowd, I want my crowd to feel like they have a treat - I'm saying 'Here's a wicked support act that you can watch, that you didn't know was going to be there'. It's more of a surprise."

Black Sabbath have pulled out of their "farewell" show.
The 'Paranoid' rockers were due to perform at the Tokyo leg of Ozzfest on November 22 but frontman Ozzy Osbourne will now perform a solo set at the festival instead.
No explanation has been given for the change, but a statement from the band said: "Despite previous reports, Black Sabbath will not appear on this year's Ozzfest Japan, the show will instead feature the festival's namesake, Ozzy Osbourne (and friends)."
Previous Ozzy Osbourne and Friends shows have seen the rocker perform with Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler and former bandmate Zakk Wylde amongst others, though it is unclear who will join him on stage at the show.
Ozzy's wife Sharon, who also manages the group, previously announced the Japanese gig would be a "farewell" show.
She said in a video message: "Ozzfest will be back in Japan on November 21st and 22nd. And this will be Black Sabbath's farewell."
However, with Ozzy having previously announced Black Sabbath's intentions to record a new album and tour it this year, it is unclear whether the 'Talk' presenter simply meant it would be their final show in the country.

Pink is to receive the BMI President's Award for Songwriting.
The 'Just Give Me A Reason' hitmaker has been named as the recipient of the prestigious accolade, which recognises "outstanding achievement in songwriting and global impact on pop culture and the entertainment industry".
Speaking about the musician, Barbara Cane, BMI Vice President, said: "Pink is an extraordinary songwriter whose mastery of craft and passionate artistry has transformed a generation of Pop and Rock music culture around the world.
"She has captivated music lovers with her unforgettable, emotional and edgy magnificence of song, voice and performance."
The 35-year-old performer - who has three-year-old daughter Willow Sage Hart with husband Carey Hart - released her debut solo album 'Can't Take Me Home' in 2000, and has since gone on to release five more solo records.
Her most recent album, released last year, was 'rose.ave' which she recorded with City and Colour's Dallas Green under the duo name You+Me.
The award - which has previously been won by Taylor Swift, Willie Nelson, Adam Levine and Pitbull - will be presented to Pink at the 63rd annual BMI Pop Awards, which will take place at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills on May 12.