Mick Jagger, 82, joined David Marchese, to talk about Jagger’s decades-long career as the frontman for the Rolling Stones. The band’s 25th studio album, “Foreign Tongues,” was released on July 10.
Marchese is a huge Stones fan, and during their conversations, he found Jagger to be chattier, warmer and more playful than he expected.
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[00:00] Interviewing Mick Jagger
[01:06] A question about “Sway” lyrics
[02:10] Why the new album came together quickly
[07:46] Mixing politics into his songs
[08:38] How decades of fame changes you
[15:19] “Ringing Hollow,” a song about America
[18:05] Elon Musk and the term “rockstar”
[23:17] What the job means to Mick Jagger
[20:24] Little Richard and building a relationship with an audience
[27:37] A Stevie Wonder story
[33:35] What’s good about getting older?
[38:15] “I’m not saying sex is like art. Well, I am.”
[41:09] The “Rolling Stones sound”
[46:55] The band Geese and rock’s vitality
[51:00] Will the Rolling Stones do more live shows?
[54:00] Singing backup on “You’re So Vain”
[57:28] Talking philosophy
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