The Rolling Stones Official Podcast - Speaking in Tongues
Jun 25, 2026 · 21 min · 11 segments
In 2023, *Hackney Diamonds* marked an incredible comeback for The Rolling Stones. It was their first record of original music in 18 years - and the first without their legendary drummer, Charlie…
Mick JaggerGuest
Ronnie WoodGuest
Norah JonesHost
Andrew WattGuest
Keith RichardsGuest
Foreign Tongues is the follow-up to The Stones' Grammy Award-winning Hackney Diamonds from 2023.
Hadn't made a record of original material, I can't remember how many years it was, 16 years, 18 years.
I go, "It's forever." So after you've done the Hackney Diamonds record, and it was relatively easy to do in timeframes, it wasn't like you were stuck in the studio for months on end racking your brains.
So you know that you would know what the process is going to be, if it's gonna be more or less the same.
And when we finished Hackney Diamonds, we had quite a lot of material left over, 'cause you just, you can only put so much out.
Anyone who..." People say, "Oh, but what about my song that's this?" Or and they say, "What about my s- th-this song? I love this song." I say, "Well, well, you know, this is not gonna be the last record we ever make.
We'll, we'll save this for the next record." And this is a lot of music on this album.
And we had a list of songs that we said we're gonna put out on the next record, and we've done this, like, years ago, where exactly the same thing happened.
You get great things, but you don't use them because either they're similar to tracks that you're using on the, the record.
Say you get two country songs at the s- the same, or two punk songs that sounds very similar.
So we always said we're gonna do that, and we know what we're gonna do, and we know how to do it, and that worked.
So you'll be, before you know we're done, you'll be done, and you'll be, you know, you'll be overdubbing, or you'll be doing nothing.
Since they formed, The Rolling Stones have always sought out great producers, those capable of capturing their spirit on record Hackney Diamonds was no different
Foreign Tongues is the follow-up to The Stones' Grammy Award-winning Hackney Diamonds from 2023.
Hadn't made a record of original material, I can't remember how many years it was, 16 years, 18 years.
I go, "It's forever." So after you've done the Hackney Diamonds record, and it was relatively easy to do in timeframes, it wasn't like you were stuck in the studio for months on end racking your brains.
So you know that you would know what the process is going to be, if it's gonna be more or less the same.
And when we finished Hackney Diamonds, we had quite a lot of material left over, 'cause you just, you can only put so much out.
Anyone who..." People say, "Oh, but what about my song that's this?" Or and they say, "What about my s- th-this song? I love this song." I say, "Well, well, you know, this is not gonna be the last record we ever make.
We'll, we'll save this for the next record." And this is a lot of music on this album.
And we had a list of songs that we said we're gonna put out on the next record, and we've done this, like, years ago, where exactly the same thing happened.
You get great things, but you don't use them because either they're similar to tracks that you're using on the, the record.
Say you get two country songs at the s- the same, or two punk songs that sounds very similar.
So we always said we're gonna do that, and we know what we're gonna do, and we know how to do it, and that worked.
So you'll be, before you know we're done, you'll be done, and you'll be, you know, you'll be overdubbing, or you'll be doing nothing.
Since they formed, The Rolling Stones have always sought out great producers, those capable of capturing their spirit on record Hackney Diamonds was no different
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