The Rolling Stones ‘working on new music’ in the studio

The Rolling Stones are actively working on new music.

Saxophonist Courtney Pine, who played on frontman Sir Mick Jagger’s 1993 solo album Wandering Spirit, has spilled that he’s recently been in the studio with the Start Me Up hitmaker, but didn’t say whether it was for a new Stones album.

Appearing on BBC Radio 3’s Private Passions on Sunday, Courtney said: “I’ve just done another session a couple of weeks ago with (Jagger) for The Rolling Stones.”

Praising the music legend, he continued: “Mick’s an amazing artist.

“That whole pop world is completely different to anything that I know.”

Recalling his work for Jagger in the past, he said: “I played on one version of Mick Jagger’s solo album and they threw it away and then I get a call, ‘Can I come out to LA tomorrow and play on another version of the same album?’ Mick Jagger? Of course!”

In June, Jagger revealed he was penning new music that could be for a Stones album or could end up for other artists.

Asked by NME if he has another album in him after this summer’s Foreign Tongues, he replied: “Yeah, it could be a trio of records … I’ve already started writing songs anyway. They could be for other people though. When you write a song, you sometimes decide ‘that’s not for me, but it could be for the [Red Hot] Chili Peppers’ or whatever.”

He went on: “I’m very open-minded to it. I’ve got a lot of stuff, and not all of it’s suitable for The Rolling Stones. It shouldn’t stop me writing them, you know. If you get an idea, just write it.”

The Rolling Stones: Still rocking after six decades

With fresh talk of new music from The Rolling Stones, it’s amazing to note the surviving members of one of rock’s greatest bands are now in their late 70s and 80s.

More than six decades after forming in London in 1962, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood remain the familiar faces of the group, alongside drummer Steve Jordan, who joined their touring line-up following Charlie Watts’ death in 2021.

Here’s a look at the men still keeping the Stones rolling.

Mick Jagger – 83

Born on July 26, 1943, the band’s charismatic frontman remains one of rock’s most recognisable performers. Famous for his unmistakable voice, energetic stage presence and songwriting partnership with Keith Richards, Jagger has been at the centre of the Stones since 1962. He turned 83 in July and shows little sign of slowing down.

Keith Richards – 82

Born on December 18, 1943, Richards is the band’s legendary guitarist and musical backbone. His unmistakable riffs helped define classics including Satisfaction, Jumpin’ Jack Flash and Start Me Up. He celebrates his 83rd birthday this December.

Ronnie Wood – 79

Born on June 1, 1947, Wood joined the Stones in 1975 (officially as a member 1976) after playing with the Faces and the Jeff Beck Group. The youngest of the three official members, he’s also an accomplished painter and has spent more than half a century trading guitar licks with Richards.

And the familiar faces no longer in the band?

Former bassist Bill Wyman, who left in 1993, is 89 and will turn 90 on October 24. Former guitarist Mick Taylor, who played with the group between 1969 and 1974, is 77.

The late drummer Charlie Watts, whose understated style anchored the Stones for nearly six decades, died in August 2021 aged 80. Founding guitarist Brian Jones died in 1969 aged just 27.

The Stones’ recording and touring line-up also includes drummer Steve Jordan, 69, and longtime bassist Darryl Jones, 64, although neither is counted among the three official band members.

And perhaps the most impressive number of all? The three current Stones have a combined age of 244.

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