Andrew Watt on Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, and Madonna

Andrew Watt (0:00)

I got so lucky to work with Paul McCartney on We're Doing the Stones. He has me there, so that I can give my opinion. Otherwise, I'd just be a fan going, this is awesome, right?

David Spade (0:10)

I could do that too.

Andrew Watt (0:11)

He doesn't want me there for that. If he was ever quiet around you, that's just because he probably didn't give a f**k.

Supposedly, Mozart farted a lot while he was composing.

Dana Carvey (0:27)

Did he fart in between the notes like the Beatles?

David Spade (0:30)

I barely noticed.

Andrew Watt (0:31)

He'd be around people all the time and just let one rip.

David Spade (0:36)

Andrew Watt, star producer, music guy that we both know out there in the world. Yeah. Came on because to mix it up a little bit, we said you've worked with the Stones.

Dana Carvey (0:54)

Lady Gaga, Brandi Carlile, boy, who hasn't he? Obviously, the Stones and Paul McCartney recently, the last two Stones albums.

David Spade (1:07)

We want to get behind the music.

Dana Carvey (1:09)

Pearl Jam.

David Spade (1:10)

How does it work?

Dana Carvey (1:12)

Yeah. It's very, very interesting. The amount of people he's worked with recently and over his producing career and he's like 35 and he's there with Mick Jagger, he's 83 and really interesting to talk about his interaction with those guys. Some funny, funny, funny insights. When you get in there, what's the process?

David Spade (1:30)

Is it hard? I was asking if it's hard with the big egos to give direction. How much, you know, bedside manner do you need? Because it's hard. I've seen it on movie sets. It's very hard to talk to some big star. Yeah.

Dana Carvey (1:43)

You go up to Elton John. Could you make it catchier? You know, whatever.

David Spade (1:47)

But anyway, not plunk plunk.

Dana Carvey (1:50)

It's a fun, a fun interview. And I enjoyed it.

David Spade (1:54)

Yeah, here you go. It's Andrew Watt.

Dana Carvey (1:59)

Nice to see you.

David Spade (2:01)

What's up, buddy?

Andrew Watt (2:02)

What's up, guys?

Dana Carvey (2:03)

My only goal is to not make this boring for you.

David Spade (2:08)

It won't be easy.

Dana Carvey (2:09)

Because I, you know, you do a lot of these and, hey, wait a minute, how do you become the producer for all these old guys?

Okay, I just want to start it off with this. A better song and you have to answer. Rolling Stones, which is better? Gimme Shelter or Sympathy for the Devil? You have five seconds.

David Spade (2:31)

Based on what?

Dana Carvey (2:32)

Just based on making Andrew think and have to answer. You don't actually have to answer, but I picked out those two songs for myself because they're so-

Andrew Watt (2:42)

You asked an impossible question.

Dana Carvey (2:44)

That's an answer. That's the answer.

David Spade (2:46)

Okay.

Dana Carvey (2:47)

You win a prize.

David Spade (2:49)

I'm with him. That's a tough one.

Dana Carvey (2:51)

They're both.

Andrew Watt (2:51)

We can go through it.

Dana Carvey (2:52)

They're both massive.

David Spade (2:54)

We can go through it. Yeah, let's go through it a little bit. Which ones are better than those two? Do you have any favorites from Rolling Stones?

Andrew Watt (3:02)

I'm in there. All of them, unfortunately. It's like kind of a religion for me.

David Spade (3:09)

Yeah. That's what's so weird.

Dana Carvey (3:11)

That's like us being into Al Jolson or something. I mean, you were born in the early 90s. We love how much you appreciate our iconic bands, but it does happen. I did not get into Frank Sinatra until I was in my 40s. I did not get it.

Andrew Watt (3:32)

Yeah. It comes from the music that my dad really played me, and then you start playing an instrument as a kid, like you play drums and you just start doing the thing.

Dana Carvey (3:48)

I got it. I could play basic chords.

David Spade (3:50)

My mom brainwashed me into Elvis in the car and loved Elvis ever since, and some old country Ray Price and some Glenn Campbell. But that is how it starts. You have to hear it somewhere. When you're a kid, it's usually radios or whatever your parents are into, I guess.

Dana Carvey (4:08)

Yeah.

Andrew Watt (4:08)

Can't stop thinking about Gimmie Shelters and the people there, but I just like it, which one-

Dana Carvey (4:12)

Let's look at musically, one had a guest voice. Yes, Mary Clayton. Which is such an incredible story, and I love her badassness, the documentary where she goes, okay, all right, and they didn't know what they had, kind of.