Sir Mick Jagger has 'always been friends' with Sir Paul McCartney but doesn't see him 'that much'
Rolling Stones rocker Sir Mick Jagger is good friends with fellow music legend Sir Paul McCartney but they don't "see each other that much".
Sir Mick Jagger doesn't see Sir Paul McCartney "that much".
The music titans team up on the track 'Bite My Head Off' on The Rolling Stones' new album 'Hackney Diamonds' and Jagger explained that he gets on well with the Beatles icon - even though they rarely cross paths.
During a recent interview with 'Q with Tom Power', the 80-year-old rocker said: "I've always been friends with him. We don't see each other that much, but we do sort of text each other. So we sort of keep in touch. I've always got on well with him and Ronnie (Wood) and Paul also see each other quite a lot. So, we have a sort of communication."
The Stones frontman says McCartney, 81, had a "natural" connection with the band despite talk of a rivalry between the 'Gimme Shelter' rockers and the Beatles dating back to their 1960s heyday.
Jagger said: "It's fun. It seems so natural. And Paul was so natural and relaxed and enjoyed it and we knocked it out really quickly."
The Beatles legend was in Los Angeles at the time the Stones were recording their album and they were able to find time to collaborate.
Jagger recalled: "We worked out the schedule, so we said, 'Why don’t we get Paul to come in and play on something?' So I said, 'On what?' I've never played bass with Paul. We suggested he played on this sort of punk tune.
"I didn't know how it was going to work out, but he really rocked it and he loved doing it. He said 'Ah, it's great playing with a band.'"
The rocker also reflected on the passing of drummer Charlie Watts, who died at the age of 80 in 2021, and explained that the Stones wanted to honour him on 'Hackney Diamonds' - their first album of original material for 18 years.
Jagger said: "When we were putting this together, we said, 'Which ones [tracks] do we like? Which ones do we think will fit on this record that Charlie's on and we'll finish those.' I love both the tracks."
He continued: "It's a big loss when you meet someone for like 60 years and are with them. It's a huge loss."
