As they approach their 50th anniversary, it appears the Rolling Stones may be starting to record some new material.
The Stones In The Studio Copyright Mick Jagger
The group was photographed at a studio in the city on August 21 followed, on the 23rd, by a Tweet from Mick Jagger saying “Had fun in the Paris studio this week!” along with the enclosed photo.
There has been speculation all year about how the Stones would be celebrating their gold anniversary with leaks about tours and rehearsals followed by quick retractions. Last week they asked fans to download an app to their phone and point it at the screen on their home page. All that happened (so far) was that the song Start Me Up started playing.
David Bowie and Mick Jagger’s ‘Dancing In The Street’ was released on August 27, 1985. The song was recorded to raise funds for Live Aid. It was originally intended to be a live performance at Live Aid on 13 July 1985 with Bowie live from London and Jagger live from Philadelphia but due to technical issues on the day, it didn’t happen.
‘Young’ Mick Jagger was a surprise addition to the Academy Awards on Sunday when, like a rolling stone, 'the complete unknown', presented ‘Best Original Song’ instead of ‘old’ Bob Dylan.
The English town of Dartford in Kent, where Mick Jagger and Keith Richards met as kids on a railway station, has unveiled statues of ‘The Glimmer Twins’.