Symphony of the devil

NEW YORK (AP) - Mick Jagger has been speaking to dotmusic about his forthcoming solo record and the future of rock's living legends, The Rolling Stones.

Jagger, who releases 'Goddess In The Doorway' on November 19, gave us the lowdown on the new record in a full - length interview, explaining why he didn't work with Missy Elliot but did record with Bono.

On the subject of the U2 frontman, Jagger explained the difficulties of laying down a track with a musician with such a massive reputation, particularly if the collaboration is a let - down.
He said: "I've done duets at parties with Bono. Old Stones songs mainly. And when I was doing 'Joy' I thought it would be the kind of song he would like to do.
"You never know if those things are going to work and the embarrassing thing of course is when they do it and you don't like what they do. That's like the dreaded moment and you have to go, 'erm, I don't think it really worked out �But fortunately it did," said a relieved Jagger.

Speaking about the liklehood of a Stones reformation, which looks set to take place next year, Jagger commented: "We had a couple of talks about it and meetings and on the phone and stuff, so we'll be doing something next year, I don't quite know what."