Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood (The Rolling Stones)

Sir Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood from The Rolling Stones join Vernon for a special edition of Tracks Of My Years, taking us through their lives and careers in ten songs.

With The Rolling Stones set to release their new album Foreign Tongues this summer, Vernon Kay sat down with frontman Sir Mick Jagger and guitarist Ronnie Wood for a revealing and often hilarious trip down memory lane.

Mick tells Vernon about the ramshackle way the band’s first songs were recorded, how he knew he was destined to be a frontman and meeting one of his heroes Muddy Waters in Chicago. Also, he explains how he consumes music now, being excited to work with Sir Paul McCartney on their new album and the importance of Charlie Watts posthumously featuring on the record too.

Ronnie talks about being inspired to learn to play music by his older brothers and self-teaching himself to play riffs by his heroes such as Chuck Berry in his bedroom. He recounts how he joined the band in the mid-70s and used his house as a studio to record their songs, and his first experiences bringing ideas to the band. He also discussed the guitar part he wrote in the studio after hearing of Brian Wilson’s passing and his own memories of the late great Charlie Watts.

Every week on Tracks Of My Years, Vernon is joined by a special guest who chooses ten songs that have soundtracked their life. Listen on BBC Sounds and watch on BBC iPlayer – just search Tracks Of My Years.

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