Still rocking at 86, music legend Chuck Berry promised a comeback with six new songs, some written 16 years ago.
"And as soon as I can get someone to guide me - and I do know a little about the business - I want to push them out," he said at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Clevelend, Ohio, which honoured him with an award and tribute concert.
"I'm going to come back and push them out if you know what I mean, somehow," he said.
Berry, a rock pioneer with early hits that included Roll Over Beethoven, Sweet Little Sixteen and Johnny B Goode, would not give more details about the new songs or when they might be released.
"They might be old, but they are the same type of music that I have been playing," he said.
The line-up for last night's tribute concert honouring Berry at the State Theatre included Ernie Isley and Darryl DMC McDaniels, Joe Bonamassa, Rick Derringer, Rosie Flores, John Fullbright, David Johansen, Ronnie Hawkins, Steve Jordan and Merle Haggard.
Berry, who still performs monthly at a club in suburban St Louis, offered some advice to the performers: "Keep rocking, keep rocking. That's two words. Next word is: Be kind to your fans."
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