Rolling Stones Celebrating Tour, Film
LEMON: Rolling Stones fans will be getting some "Satisfaction" from the legendary rockers as they celebrate their 50th anniversary. The group is going on tour. And a documentary chronicling their rise to fame is in theaters. Neil Curry caught up with the band on the red carpet.</s>NEIL CURRY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I was born in the summer of 1962, an event of little consequence in British cultural history. But in the months that followed, there was a phenomenon in the birth of British talent -- the Beatles, the first James Bond film and the first gig by a band which became known as the Rolling Stones in this building behind me in London.</s>CURRY: 50 years on from that first gig at the Marque Club, the band members are preparing to haul themselves on stage once more to play hits such as "Paint It Black" and "Brown Sugar".</s>KEITH RICHARDS, ROLLING STONES: Soon, we'll be back on stage.</s>MICK JAGGER, ROLLING STONES: Playing for you in --</s>CHARLIE WATTS, ROLLING STONES: -- two cities.</s>RONNIE WOOD, ROLLING STONES: And know how to rock and roll.</s>CURRY: With a total of just four performances in London and Newark, it's not so much a tour but a celebration of the career that has spanned three generations of fans.</s>CURRY: With a new hits album on the way and a new documentary, "Crossfire Hurricane," about to hit cinemas, the Stones defied their combined 273 years and walked the red carpet with a spring in their step. (on camera): Can you tell me what it was like in the early days?</s>WOOD: Well, I had so many songs to rehearse. Like 300 songs later, I had so many songs in my head in Montreal (ph) when I first was rehearsing. Keith and I would stay out day after day and just churn through the songs. And I luckily know them all in my head. I was blessed.</s>CURRY: And what about the stage craft? How did you learn to own the stage?</s>WOOD: Well they kind of make you feel welcome and take you under the umbrella of feeling comfortable within the Stones. And luckily, I felt that comfort before I joined.</s>CURRY: What sets the Rolling Stones apart from other bands?</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, they're very, very talented and very clever. And they've been together 50 years. That's quite an achievement. And they make the greatest music in the world.</s>CURRY: How are you looking forward to the new gigs?</s>WOOD: Really, a lot, yes. The rehearsals in Paris are going fantastic. And we're playing the old material and combining it with an old cross section right through the years. It's really good fun.</s>CURRY (voice-over): The band's gross earnings broke through the billion-dollar barrier more than a decade ago. And some fans are lamenting the high ticket prices, which start at $150, while others consider it a small price to pay what could be the last chance to see one of the most essential bands in the history of rock and roll.</s>LEMON: Still going strong. It helps us old guys, you know? It is a bird, it's a plane, it's a wing man? One of the stunts you definitely do not want to try at home.