ZZ Top To Work With Rick Rubin

Rock ‘n Roll’s legendary trio ZZ Top has just penned a deal with mastermind Rick Ruben to produce their next album. Their first since 2003’s Mescalero. Ultimate-guitar.com reported that BW&BK spoke with Billy Gibbons about the upcoming album.

“That starts pretty soon,” says Billy. “We just inked a deal with Rick Rubin that will be announced shortly. And I’m sure he’s got plans to make way to drag us off the touring trail back into the studio, which will be a nice excursion.”

Given his reputation for paring things back, would you be moving in the same direction, going for a back to the roots thing? “Could be. Rick and I have been friends for a couple of decades now. And we both like a lot of the same things. And mostly it is that rootsy kind of sense of realism. That’s his genius.”

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