Lady Gaga describe su participaciòn en SS of H. Coincido en que Don Was se pego demasiado tiempo a los Stones. Despuès de Vo
Vodoo Lounge estuvo de màs , en mi opiniòn. Volvamos a Sweet Sounds of Heaven.
“I was in the studio at Henson preparing for Joker, leaving to go home for the night and someone said ‘Mick wants to see you.’ I only
know one Mick, so I walked down to a studio at the other end of the hall and opened the door. It was a portal to the 70s.
“I saw Mick, Keith, Ronnie. Stevie Wonder was there along with all the musicians they were collaborating with. Steve Jordan on the
drums. Family & friends hanging out listening on big speakers while Andrew Watt smiled marveling at their unreleased album. We hung
out for a bit listening to music and catching up. Mick then asked if I’d hang in the live room while they cut another record. I sat down on
the floor, my back against a Rhodes-someone handed me some headphones and eventually a mic. Mick was towering over me smiling
saying ‘go on and do your thing then.’ I listened to the music and scribbled furiously trying to learn the tune and then freestyled and
sang along… trying not to step on everyone’s toes cuz Andrew had the whole room mic’d the way they did back in the day, and I didn’t
want my vocals to bleed into any of the magic they’d been making. The Rhodes was vibrating furiously through my back-Stevie was
playing and my whole body was shaking with every note. We played for a few hours and everyone was so excited having me there (this
felt so exciting if not slightly insane). I went home not thinking much of it, I loved the song and all the musicians but I thought we were
just hangin. Andrew texted me the next day saying Mick wanted to cut the vocals WITH me that night-the way he’d cut them back in the
day. Same room, two mics. Single takes. I thought about Mary Clayton… Gimme Shelter…gospel and soul. I thought about my favorite old
Stones tunes and all the great vocalists who had sung with Mick, making what we know now as a ‘sound’ unique to a band that defined
a huge piece of rock’n’roll. Then we cut it live. Making the ‘Sweet Sounds of Heaven.’ I sang in a way I never really sang before except
for with Mick. And Andrew and I both cried-there’s something about witnessing music history and when you get to be a part of it I think
that’s exactly what our heaven feels like. It’s just a sweet sound.”
