Ronnie Wood talks Rolling Stones’ ‘Hackney Diamonds’: “These songs are explosive”
nme.comRolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has spoken to NME about the “explosive” new songs, his final meeting with late drummer Charlie Watts and who’d play who in a biopic of the band.
Watch the full video interview above.Wood, alongside Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, announced ‘Hackney Diamonds’ during a live press conference at the Hackney Empire in London last month.
Lead single ‘Angry’ was also unveiled, as well as the video which sees Euphoria actress Sydney Sweeney driving around West Hollywood in a vintage, open-top Ford Mustang.
The full album comprises 12 tracks (all co-written by Jagger and Richards, except for a cover of Muddy Waters’ blues standard ‘Rollin’ Stone’) and is out on October 20 via Polydor.For the new project, the Stones drafted in a host of big name musicians – with Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder featuring on gospel epic ‘Sweet Sounds Of Heaven’, Paul McCartney playing bass for punk-y rocker ‘Bite My Head Off’, and original bassist Bill Wyman (who left in 1993) appearing on fast-paced jam ‘Live By The Sword’.
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