Sir Paul McCartney shares excitement at recording with the Rolling Stones

Sir Paul McCartney's excitement at recording with the Rolling Stones underscores a rare cross‑generational collaboration on the Stones' forthcoming album, Foreign Tongues. The Beatles icon, 83, had previously contributed bass on Bite My Head Off from the 2023 Hackney Diamonds project and says he did not want to be blasé about this opportunity. In an interview with NME, he recalled arriving at a studio with his bass and asking where to begin, only to find Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood guiding the session. He described the electric atmosphere of meeting the Stones and the thrill of playing with his former chart rivals, then noted there was less pressure than on his own records.