You Have To Write A Song Around

If You're Really On Some Heavily Addictive Drug, You Think About The Drug, And Everything Else Is Secondary. You Try And Make Everything Work, But The Drug Comes First.

I Prefer To Live In A Rented House. No Ties. Nothing Around My Neck. Just The Minimum Kind Of Bare Comforts Of Home.

In England They Always Try Out New Mobile Phones In Isle Of Man. They've Got A Captive Society. So I Said, You Should Try The Legalization Of All Drugs On The Isle Of Man And See What Happens.

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 Like To Have A Peek, See What The Audience Is Doing During The Opening Act, Because It Gives You A Clue And Gives You A Good Feeling Of Where You Are - The Air Can Be Different In Different Places.