Mick Jagger Tells Anthony Mason of Their Longevity: “It’s Not Something I Analyze. You Create a Momentum Yourself.”

Making music and performing gets more interesting as you get older, and there are times Rolling Stones legend Keith Richards feels immortal on stage, he tells Anthony Mason in an interview for CBS SUNDAY MORNING to be broadcast Sunday, Dec. 4 (9:00 AM ET) on the CBS Television Network.

“I can’t imagine not being enthusiastic about it,” Richards tells Mason of creating music. “And as long as I’ve got the guys, a solid group of guys around me that feel the same way – then I start to feel immortal for a little while. On stage, sometimes, I feel immortal.”

Richards, 72, and Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger, 73, talk with Mason about their careers, their views on the future of the band, and their new album, an unplanned collection of blues covers they recorded in three days while preparing to create a different album.

Asked what aspirations he has for the band, Jagger tells Mason, “Well, there are always – things weirdly present themselves. I mean, there’s a certain thing you have to keep going.”

Pressed, Jagger admits he could have stopped 20 years ago, if the band wanted. Still, they continue, though he doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about why they do it.

“So I don’t really explain that,” Jagger tells Mason. “It’s not something I analyze. You create a momentum yourself. And then something interesting comes up, which is outside the ordinary – doing a blues album in three days, you know, reinvigorates your interest somewhat.”

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