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Patriotism Is An Instant Reaction That Fades Away When The War Starts.

Drug Use Makes You Snappy, And You Get Very Bad-tempered And Have Terrible Hangovers.

When Gimme Shelter Was Recorded, Early '69 Or Something, It Was A Time Of War And Tension, So That's Reflected In This Tune. It's Still Wheeled Out When Big Storms Happen, As They Did The Other Week. It's Been Used A Lot To Evoke Natural Disaster.

I Don't Think People Care About The Mechanics Of Songwriting.

I Love Country Music, But I Find It Very Hard To Take It Seriously. I Also Think A Lot Of Country Music Is Sung With The Tongue In Cheek, So I Do It Tongue In Cheek.