Keith Richards played a lot of bass on new Stones songs

The musicians recently announced that Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards is working with frontman Mick Jagger on new material for the band. Now Richards revealed that he played a lot of bass on the new songs.

A week in Jamaica was so good for the songwriting of the two that Richards wasn’t even sure how many songs were actually created during the trip: “More than I can count, it was a productive week,” says the guitarist – and since Most recently also bass player – the band.

Richard’s switch to bass gave “another side” to the Rolling Stones’ sound. He was very positive about it himself, saying the material sounds “pretty interesting and at the same time very typical of Stones”.

Jamaica as inspiration for the Rolling Stones

The two 78-year-olds have since agreed that Jamaica is “good for the sound”. The Stones album “Goat Head Soup”, which the band recorded on the Caribbean island between 1972 and 1973, also speaks for this.

The guitarist also told the Daily Star that he’s excited to finally embark on a European tour soon. “Once a year it has to be – there’s just nothing that comes close to that feeling of being on stage,” says Richards.

Steve Jordan, who will join the tour on drums following the death of drummer Charlie Watts, has also contributed to the band’s new material. Richards announced that it was eight or nine tracks that were created together with Jordan. “The new dynamics created by Steve’s entry will be exciting.” The tempo that the trio set when writing the song was already “overwhelming”: otherwise it wouldn’t go so fast, according to the musician.

You can experience the Rolling Stones live in Germany in the summer of 2022, they will play shows in Munich and Gelsenkirchen.

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