Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger appeared on Sky News to unveil details about the new awaited album, ‘Hackney Diamonds,’ while also sharing information about the late drummer Charlie Watts’ addition on the upcoming songs. With the release of their newest song ‘Angry,’ the interviewer shared the fans’ excitement on hearing the drummer and the return of his former bandmate Bill Wyman. Jagger, clarifying the drum parts were recorded earlier by Watts, shared:
“It’s really a cool idea because, from a previous session, we had Charlie on two tracks that we thought would fit into this album. So nearly all this album was done this year. But we had two tracks from 2019 that Charlie was on we thought would fit in, and then we thought, ‘Okay, well, why don’t we try Bill on this track overdubbing basses we got on the original rhythm section?'”
Jaggers then recalled reaching out to his bandmate to ask the following question:
“So I found Bill up, and I said, ‘Are you still playing Bill?’ He said, ‘What do you mean I’m still playing? Of course, I’m still playing.’ So we got in to do that.”
Although Jaggers seems satisfied with the band’s earlier records, he thinks they could have been better. The rocker admitted:
“Well, I said to myself, I said to the others [that] we’ve been recording, we did lots of sessions, but I didn’t think this stuff we did was outstandingly wonderful. It was good, but it wasn’t great; I was like, ‘Was it really great?’ and I said, ‘If we’re gonna do a record here, it has to be great,’ and everyone said, ‘Yes, you’re right.'”
He concluded:
“It has to be, of course, what’s great to one person is not what’s great, you know. But I said, ‘It’s got to be outstanding before you put it out.’ And I think we’re all kind of happy, and we’re all kind of excited about it.”
The Rolling Stones has been releasing teasers for the upcoming album since the end of August, and a release date for the album also has been released. ‘Hackney Diamonds’ is scheduled to be released on October 20 and includes drum parts recorded by the late drummer. The upcoming album will be the band’s first in 18 years, and also the first without Watts.
Below, you can see both the latest interview and the most recent release, ‘Angry.’
