Mick Jagger reflected on mortality and parenthood upon the release of The Rolling Stones' latest album, as well as the loss of the band's longtime drummer.
As The Rolling Stones release their latest album, 'Hackney Diamonds,' frontman Mick Jagger is getting brutally honest about aging. In an interview with The Guardian, Jagger put it plainly, saying, 'I hate to say this: as you get older, a lot of your friends die.' He continued, noting that even with age, 'it doesn’t get easier at all. There’s a lot of people around your age, they’re dying all the time. I don’t have any friends older than me, only one.
Jagger’s reflective mood comes as he continues to mourn the loss of the band’s longtime drummer Charlie Watts, who passed away in 2021. 'It’s a couple of years now, and I still think about Charlie a lot,' Jagger told the outlet. 'I miss his laconic humor. His taste in music. His elegance. His don’t-care attitude — he didn’t get intense. Keith and I get a bit intense,' he continued. 'But Charlie wouldn’t, and it rubs off a bit — I’m not as intense as I used to be.
There is also a backlog of unreleased songs created for 'Hackney Diamonds' that, according to Jagger, have Watts drumming on them and will 'probably come out.' 'So he’s kind of still there — and I hope he likes the rest of the record,' he added. 'Hackney Diamonds' is the band’s first original album since 2005’s 'A Bigger Bang,' and Jagger previously admitted to putting pressure on the group to complete the album after their 2022 tour.
When Richards responded that it was never going to happen, Jagger recalled doubling down on the idea. 'I said, ‘It may never happen, Keith, but that’s the aim. We’re going to have a f---ing deadline,’' he said. 'Otherwise, we’re just going to go into the studio, for two weeks, and come out again, and then six weeks later, we’re going to go back in there. Like, no. Let’s make a deadline.' Richards eventually agreed, and the album was released last week.
How long can you really do it? It’s like asking: how long can someone go on playing for England? Not long, is usually the answer,' Jagger told The Guardian. He continued, noting their attitudes about recording have changed with time. 'I do think about it. But I write all the time. You’ve just got to keep writing, and now everyone can see they can record quite easily,' Jagger said. He added, 'It was only three weeks in the studio. It’s not difficult.
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