On the heels of their Foreign Tongues album, Jagger and Richards cover the latest issue of Billboard.
Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards attend The Rolling Stones Album Launch Event at The Weylin on May 05, 2026 in Brooklyn, New York.
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Hot off their best rock album Grammy win in 2025 for Hackney Diamonds, The Rolling Stones come roaring back this month with a new (and even better) album, Foreign Tongues. For the latest Billboard cover story, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards sat down with me (separately – Mick in London, Keith in New York) to talk about famous guests on the album, their songwriting processes and if technology has changed their studio dynamic.
Since debuting 63 years ago, the Stones have recorded through numerous technological evolutions. “[When] we started off, it was two-track [tape],” Richards told Billboard inside the Roxy Hotel’s Django Room. “That was crème de la crème. Within a year it was four. You always had these technological leaps – before you knew it, the 16-track. There was always something new on the plate to play around with. And you’d say, ‘Not another push button.’”
