A new release by the band means lots of promotional stuff and the best part are the interviews. The Stones have fun answering the same old questions and telling the same old stories for 40 years now and always look at the bright side of life, adding more jokes and depth to those words than anyone would imagine: the group of 60-year-old drunks loves making fun of themselves above everything :)
Interviews from NPR are great: we've got a narrator, bits of songs from Exile, and a story. Smart, interesting editing :) Keith discussed basic things, but also lyrics to "Happy", slide on "Ventilator Blues" and another take of "Soul Survivor" with him singing random phrases. It's too short, barely seven minutes, but you're gonna love it.
Another intreview, with Mick this time, was even more interesting. Mick clearly adores being interviewed by women, just talking to them makes him stretching out more, he's talking and talking ;-) Beautiful voices they have, really, the interviewees and interviewers. Mick called "Following the River" a "kiss off" song which made me laugh, quite a beautiful ballad!
Third, longest interview was with Don Was, producer. Who did a great job on this Exile but fucked up anyway - I don't like him. He's to blame for bad sound of their latest releases, but he also encouraged the Stones to release something like that. He's talking trash, but he also said it's possible that new releases will happen. Deluxe treatment of Some Girls? I'm all in!
You can freely download those shows: first with Keith, second with Mick, third with Don Was. NPR rocks! (As do BBC and Jimmy Fallon's Show - stay tuned).
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