Mick Jagger, rock legend and co-founder of the Rolling Stones, is Laurent Delahousse’s exceptional guest in “8:30 p.m. on Sunday” on the occasion of the release of the group’s new album, Hackney Diamonds, on October 20, 2023.
He is perhaps the most iconic figure in rock ‘n’ roll. Charismatic leader of the Rolling Stones, a group with 250 million albums sold, Mick Jagger is the exceptional guest of Laurent Delahousse in “8:30 p.m. Sunday” (X, #8:30 p.m.), on the occasion of the release of the new Stones album, Hackney Diamondson October 20, 2023, after eighteen years of absence.
In an interview entirely in French, the co-founder of the Rolling Stones looks back on his first musical loves, but not only that. He also speaks about his special relationship with France or behind the scenes of the recording of this new album.
“France is special to me”
At the age of 80 and despite his experience, Mick Jagger reveals that he always stresses a little before the release of a new album. “It’s always a little ‘annoying’ because I have to like the music but you never know if the audience will like it or not. It’s hard to make modern rock, you have to be interesting, energetic and fun in the lyrics“, he confides.
Asked about his special relationship with France and the French, the singer was full of praise, revealing that “France is special“, for him. However, he maintains his position on the level of British rock compared to that of France. “France has had a lot of rock music but England is really something else“, he jokes.
“Paul McCartney and I are still friends”
“I’m not really a nostalgia person, I live in the present and I like things from now. I like the new Rolling Stones music, I don’t think about the past“, reveals the leader of the legendary rock group. However, he met many of his friends during this prosperous period.
This is the case of Paul McCartney who, despite a musical rivalry with the Beatles, remains one of his friends. “Paul and I are still friends. But I never played with him. He is very strong in the album track“, he explains, the bassist of the Beatles being present on Hackney Diamonds, the new Stones album. Mick Jagger also pays tribute to people important to him, such as Chuck Berry who was “an entry into the blues” or even Françoise Hardy, Tina Turner…
With the release of this new album on October 20, 2023, all fans are now hoping for the announcement of an international tour. If Mick Jagger could not officially confirm it, his desire remains intact. “I hope so. We have a new record, I would like to play it on stage“, he concludes, to the greatest pleasure of all.
Excerpt from “8:30 p.m. on Sunday” with Mick Jagger and Vincent Lindon, broadcast on October 15, 2023.
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