Rolling Stones on How Long It Takes Them to Realize a Great Song Idea

The Rolling Stones have decades of experience writing music, but how long does it take them to realize a song idea is really something?

They touched on that topic in a new interview with CBS Sunday Morning. Mick Jagger told Anthony Mason, "You can't be dismissive of it if you don't get it in the first one minute, but you kind of get to know in ten minutes, I'd say."

Keith Richards agreed, adding, "It doesn't take long to know if something's really there and whether it's worth chasing."

The Rolling Stones release their new album, Hackney Diamonds, this Friday (October 20). A full track list for the album is below, and it's available for pre-order in a variety of formats at RollingStones.com.

So far, two tracks have been previewed: "Angry" and "Sweet Sounds of Heaven." The latter track features Stevie Wonder and Lady Gaga. As previously reported, other guests on Hackney Diamonds include Paul McCartney, original Stones bassist Bill Wyman and Elton John. McCartney plays on "Bite My Head Off," while Wyman and John play bass and piano, respectively, on "Live by the Sword."

Angry
Get Close
Depending On You
Bite My Head Off
Whole Wide World
Dreamy Skies
Mess It Up
Live By the Sword
Driving Me Too Hard
Tell Me Straight
Sweet Sounds of Heaven
Rolling Stone Blues

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The Rolling Stones have an eventful 2024 ahead of them. The iconic band will be hitting the road in North America in support of their latest album, Hackney Diamonds, which was released in October 2023. Their 2024 tour dates are as follows:

Hackney Diamonds, of course, was their first studio album of original material since 2005's A Bigger Bang. The Stones announced the album in a press conference in September 2023 hosted by Jimmy Fallon.

During the press conference, Mick Jagger said of the album, "We wouldn’t be putting this out now if we didn’t really like it. We didn’t want to make just any record and put it out. So we wanted to make a record."

Jagger added, "Before we went in, we said we all want to make a record that we really love, ourselves. People may like it, other people may not. But we must say this, we are quite pleased with it. … We hope you’ll like it."

Hackney Diamonds features some big guests. Ronnie Wood said during the presser that Lady Gaga sings on the track "Sweet Sounds of Heaven." He also dropped Stevie Wonder's name but didn't specify what track he'd be on. Late drummer Charlie Watts is featured on two tracks with one of them being "Live By the Sword."

Keith Richards provides vocals on "Tell Me Straight." He playfully said of the song, "I can tell you straight that I have no idea what it's about. He [pointing to Jagger] tried to steal it, so it must be good."