Mick Jagger reveals producer wanted references to Jumpin' Jack Flash on new album

What was said

"there was one track, I think Mr. Charm. And at the end of it he said, well, it could be a bit more like Jumpin' Jack Flash at the end. I said, no, it's not like anything like that, and I don't want you to refer to it. And I mean, we didn't have an argument about it, so I said, just don't make it like that."

Mick Jagger describes how producer Andy Watt suggested making a song on Foreign Tongues sound more like the classic hit Jumpin' Jack Flash, but Jagger firmly rejected the idea. He explains his philosophy of avoiding musical references to past Rolling Stones work, insisting the new album stand entirely on its own merits without nostalgia or callbacks.