Mick Jagger talks about the Rolling Stones’ European tour and his ‘Slow Horses’ song

Mick Jagger has opened up about working on his theme song for UK series Slow Horses, the ins and outs of working via video call and his love of fiction and historical non-fiction – and the Rolling Stones’ upcoming ‘No Filter’ concerts in Europe.

Between flow and variety – the art of the set list

First, the British band’s frontman gives an insight into the Stones set list process. In order to generate excitement during the performances, the variety of titles is particularly important for Jagger. At the same time, the set list needs a consistency in the tempo and rhythm of the titles: “You can’t constantly switch back and forth between fast and slow numbers during these two hours on stage. The whole thing has to flow,” said Jagger in the SWR3 interview. It may well be that “Satisfaction”, the biggest hit, is not performed live every night.

Collaboration for new theme song took place via Zoom

Jagger also co-wrote the song “Strange Game” with film composer Daniel Pemberton for the new series Slow Horses. The two communicated via Zoom. Despite the distance, the development process was easy: “It was really easy. He sent me the track but it had no vocals, melody or lyrics. Then he said these are the chords. Play it yourself on the guitar. Then I played it on the guitar and wrote the lyrics super fast.”

Jagger on his enthusiasm for literature

Mick Jagger also benefited during the writing process from the fact that he had already read several parts of the associated book series by Mick Herron. This serves as a model for the series: “I have read four. And I liked her very much. That’s probably why it was so easy for me to write the lyrics so quickly. Because I knew the background and the books.” Jagger also said he reads both non-fiction and fiction. Most recently, he dealt with the history of the Ottoman Empire. In an interview, he tells of an atrocity committed by this dynasty that he particularly remembers: “When the sultan grew old and was about to die, his sons gathered in today’s Istanbul. The eldest usually became Sultan and had the other brothers killed.”

+++ This news first appeared on rollingstone.de +++

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