"A lot of these things are blown way out of whack," Richards said, addressing ongoing speculation about tensions between him and the Stones frontman.

"It's like two very volatile brothers � when they clash, they really clash, but when it's over, it's over because we both know we need each other; we both enjoy working with each other. Ninety percent of the time it's as cool as can be, then, of course, the people only get to hear about the 10. And the 10 are pretty fierce."