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Rolling Stones Embrace Sampling with New Collaboration

12/11/2025

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The Rolling Stones repeatedly rejected requests to sample their music, despite Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones expressing interest.
Eventually, the Stones began a collaboration, giving Cook master tapes for a higher-quality remix.
This shift signals the band's growing openness to reuse, seen when they signed over The Verve's Bittersweet Symphony publishing.
Cook discussed the complexity of producing 'Rockafeller Skank,' likening it to 'Bohemian Rhapsody' amid early digital production challenges.

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Story summary

The Rolling Stones repeatedly rejected requests to sample their music, despite Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones expressing interest.
Eventually, the Stones began a collaboration, giving Cook master tapes for a higher-quality remix.
This shift signals the band's growing openness to reuse, seen when they signed over The Verve's Bittersweet Symphony publishing.
Cook discussed the complexity of producing 'Rockafeller Skank,' likening it to 'Bohemian Rhapsody' amid early digital production challenges.