Mick Jagger has revealed what it was like working with The Beatles’ legend Paul McCartney on The Rolling Stones’ upcoming album Hackney Diamonds.
In an interview with Q on CBC, Jagger is asked how the McCartney collaboration came about – after it was revealed last week that the singer and bassist would appear on the album on a song called Bite My Head Off.
“Paul was in LA when we were recording, and he was supposed to work with [producer Andy Watt] one week,” the frontman explains. “Andy said, ‘I’m working on this record [Hackney Diamonds], and if it takes six months I’m gonna do nothing else’.
“Suddenly we get to this one week and he says, ‘I forgot to tell you – I’m supposed to work with Paul this week’. So we worked out the schedule and [Watt] said, ‘Why don’t we get Paul to come in and play on something?’”
“So I said, ‘On what?’ I’ve never played bass with Paul – I’ve sung with him but I haven’t played bass,” Jagger continues. “We suggested he played on this punk tune. I didn’t know how it was gonna work out, but he really rocked it and he loved doing it. He said, ‘It’s great playing with a band! Really enjoyable playing with a band’. Paul was so natural and relaxed and he enjoyed it. We knocked it out really quick.”
You can watch the full interview below:
In more Rolling Stones news, it has been revealed that a documentary surrounding the making of the upcoming album is in the works.
A source has told The Sun that a documentary is being produced by the same team behind The Kardashians reality TV show. “Stones fans are in for a treat as they’re not only getting a new album, but a documentary film too,” they say.
“The band have been working with Fulwell 73 on the production. They’re the team behind The Kardashians’ big deal with [streaming service] Hulu. The film will chart the band as they started working on the 12 tracks which appear on Hackney Diamonds.
