<\/p>\n Discussing how he got that prestigious gig, Watt says that the seeds were down when he met Mick Jagger virtually during the pandemic. After a few initial conversations, though, things went quiet, with other producers also thought to be in the mix, and it took an intervention by a Beatle for him to deal the deal.<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n \u201cI got a call from [Jagger] a couple of months after that, and he was like, \u2018Ronnie [Wood] just had dinner with Paul McCartney<\/a>, and Paul recommended that you be our producer, so what do you think?” Watt recalls. \u201cAnd I was like, \u2018What?\u2019 This is some crazy dream as a kid with a guitar to have those names talking about you. Paul actually got me the gig, and the rest was history. So, it’s been an honour to work with those guys and become friends with them.\u201d<\/p>\n Watt certainly played a prominent role in the creation of Hackney Diamonds, but his relationship with Lady Gaga on Mayhem, her acclaimed 2025 album<\/a>, sounds like it was even closer. He co-wrote and co-produced every song, and says that it quickly became apparent that this was going to be a return to Gaga\u2019s dance-pop roots.<\/p>\n The songwriting sessions, though, were pretty traditional: \u201cI would be on guitar and she’d be on piano and just write songs,\u201d says Watt, adding that the pair would \u201ctake a song that was going to be a dance song and do it like that and make sure it worked as a song that could be played just on a guitar and a piano.\u201d<\/p>\n Watt says that Mayhem was \u201cthe most exciting album I’ve ever been a part of,\u201d but it was no walk on the park. \u201cWe worked at it for longer than any album I’ve ever worked on consistently \u2013 a year straight without stopping,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars – Die With A Smile (Official Music Video) – YouTube
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