The Beatles Were So Big

Most People In England Don't Live In The North, And People Are Snobby In England, So They Wanted A Band From The South.

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.

People Love Talking About When They Were Young And Heard Honky Tonk Women For The First Time. It's Quite A Heavy Load To Carry On Your Shoulders, The Memories Of So Many People.

In England You're Skewered On The Altar Of Pop Culture If You Become Pretentious.

I Used To Play Saturday Night Shows With Different Little Groups. If I Could Get A Show, I Would Do It. I Used To Do Mad Things - I Used To Go And Do These Shows And Go On My Knees And Roll On The Ground - When I Was 15,16 Years Old. And My Parents Were Extremely Disapproving Of It All. Because It Was Just Not Done. This Was For Very Low-class People, Remember. Rock & Roll Singers Weren't Educated People