Mick Jagger said 1 Risque Rolling Stones lyrics were a joke
TL;DR:
- Mick Jagger wrote the lyrics to a Rolling Stones song about dreams.
- He was asked if he had ever seen a psychiatrist to talk about his dreams.
- Jagger said the risky line was a joke.
Mick Jagger from the Rolling Stones was asked about one of the songs on the album Exile on Main St. He related the song to discussions of dreams by Geoffrey Chaucer and William Shakespeare. He then said the text in question was a joke.
Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones had a lot to say about a line about dreams from one of his songs
During an interview with Rolling Stone in 1978, Jagger was asked about the line “I only get my rocks off while I’m dreaming” from The Rolling Stones’ Rocks Off. “I don’t dream any more than anyone else,” he said. “But dreams are a great inspiration for the lowest rock ‘n’ roll writer through the greatest playwrights.”
Jagger discussed how some famous writers related to their dreams. “Chaucer was great for dreams,” he said. “He was great at explaining them and making fun of the astrological explanations. He used to tease most of them, but he took some of them seriously.
“Shakespeare also knew a lot about early English witchcraft and religion, and Chaucer had a similar knowledge,” he added. “Today we have psychiatrists who interpret dreams.”
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Mick Jagger took his dreams seriously, even if he didn’t like writing them down
Jagger was asked if he had seen a psychiatrist. “Never, not once,” he replied. “I have read a lot [Carl] Jung and I would have gone to him because he was interesting, you know what I’m saying?” For context: Jung was a famous psychiatrist known for his interpretations of dreams and myths.
“Dreams are very important anyway, and I get good ideas from them,” revealed Jagger. “I don’t write them down, I just remember them – their experiences – they are so different from everyday experiences. But the line in ‘Rocks Off’ is actually a joke.”
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How The Rolling Stones’ “Rock Off” hit the pop charts in the United States and the United Kingdom
“Rocks Off” was a promotional single that never charted on the Billboard Hot 100. The track appeared on the album Exile on Main St. The album topped the Billboard 200 for four weeks and stayed on the charts for a total of 57 weeks.
The Official Charts Company reports that “Rocks Off” also failed to chart in the UK. In the meantime, Exile on Main St. topped the UK charts for a week. It lasted a total of 16 weeks on the chart.
“Rocks Off” was never a hit, but it did provoke interesting discussions about dreams.
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