The article highlights Keith Richards’ close musical relationship with Gram Parsons, saying Richards believed he had sung with Parsons more than with any other singer. It matters because it underlines Parsons’ influence on Richards’ vocal style and on the country elements that entered The Rolling Stones’ music.

Richards said Parsons taught him Everly Brothers-style harmonies and that they spent days singing together at the piano. Parsons lived with Richards during the recording of 1972’s Exile on Main St., for around two or three months, and Richards later described him as an exceptionally prolific songwriter.