Ronnie Wood explains how his tribute to late ‘Brian Wilson’ through new music ‘moved’ him

Ronnie Wood, legendary musician for The Rolling Stones, recorded a guitar solo tribute to Beach Boys star Brian Wilson for the new album Foreign Tongues.

The 78-year-old rocker has revealed he felt "so moved" when he heard about Brian's death last June at the age of 82, just days after the loss of Sly and the Family Stone front man Sly Stone - and he poured his emotions into a nine-minute segment for the band's new track Back In Your Life.

During his latest appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Ronnie explained, "I was so moved that day, and disappointed and sad, I had so much feeling because Brian Wilson died that day. I’ll never forget.”

"That week Sly Stone died too, I thought: 'Oh, no. It’s so sad. It came out through my guitar, the feeling you know, in just one take... I didn’t do that, the guitar played itself,” he added.

Ronnie also revealed the solo lasted for almost 10 minutes so it had to be cut down so it would fit on the track, explaining, "Nine minutes it was yeah... We cut it down to four or five."

Foreign Tongues also features a cover of Amy Winehouse track You Know I'm No Good as well as contributions from Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood and The Cure's Robert Smith.