Andrew Watt is producing another Rolling Stones album: “It’s like working for Batman… When the tongue is up in the air, you just go”
Producer Andrew Watt is working with the Rolling Stones again, as he confirms that they’ve been recording new music together.
Watt produced the band’s Grammy-winning 2023 album Hackney Diamonds, and has since gone on to produce for Pearl Jam, Lady Gaga, and for the collaborative album, Who Believes In Angels?, released by Elton John and Brandi Carlile earlier this year.
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Though remaining very tight-lipped on the fine details, producer Watt tells Rolling Stone, “I’ve said it before, but it’s like working for Batman. When the tongue [logo] is up in the air, you just go… I can say we did some recording together, but that’s all I can say.”
Watt’s involvement in what sure seems to be another full-length record comes after speculative reports from inside sources, which suggested the band had been spending time in the studio again, and a Record Collector interview with Keith Richards’ son, Marlon.
He told the outlet that the band were “nearly done” recording and that they had enough material left over from Hackney Diamonds to work with on a new project: “They have enough left over from the last one. [It] gave them a Grammy so now they’re all hyped up on that: ‘Oh, yeah – we can do another one like that! We’ve got more like that if you want…’. I think they’re doing the follow-up,” he said.
Watt reflected on the making of Hackney Diamonds earlier this year, sharing his pride in how Paul McCartney helped him to land the gig, and how the Beatle got involved on the record for track Bite My Head Off.
“He got to just be the bass player in the band, and he fucking loved it,” Watt told Mojo. “As I was walking Paul out of the studio, he said, ‘I just fucking played bass in The Rolling Stones, and I’m a fucking Beatle!’”
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