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Paul Johnson, A History of Christianity (Touchstone, 1976), p. 112.
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Jim Miller, The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll (Random House, 1976), pp. 196–97.
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For an account of this demonstration, see Norman Mailer, Armies of the Night (Signet, 1968).
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Keith Richards, Life (Little, Brown, 2010), pp. 140–41.
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William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (Oxford University Press, 1975), Plate 10.
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Charles Baudelaire, Flowers of Evil (Citadel, 1947), p. 170.
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Godard’s movie Sympathy for the Devil was released in 1968.
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The Devil is played by Anton LaVey, author of the Satanic Bible and the most famous devil-worshipper of the 1960s. Typecast, he also plays the Devil in Rosemary’s Baby.
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Quotes from Christopher Sandford, Mick Jagger: Rebel Knight (Omnibus Press, 2003), pp. 180–81
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Thanks to Maureen Musker for criticism of earlier versions of this chapter.
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The Rolling Stones and philosophy : it’s just a thought away / edited by Luke
Dick and George A. Reisch.
p. cm.—(Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 64)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
eISBN : 978-0-812-69759-9
1. Rolling Stones. 2. Music and philosophy. 3. Rock music—England—History and criticism. I. Dick, Luke, 1979- II. Reisch, George A., 1962-
ML421.R64R643 2011
782.42166092’2—dc23
2011031893
Table of Contents
Popular Culture and Philosophy Series Editor: George A. Reisch
Title Page
It’s Only Philosophy but We Like It
I - One Thought (to the Body)
Chapter 1 - The Glimmer Twins
Pretty Pairs
Picking a Fight
Only Rock’n’Roll
Genius
Let It Bleed
Fifteen Minutes of Fame?
Art for Art’s Sake
Sweet Home Chicago
Doomed to Repeat It?
In The Shadows
Saviors of Rock’n’Roll
The Songs
Chapter 2 - My Dinner with Mick
The Death of the Woodstock Nation
Before and After Altamont
Violence and Philosophy
Violence, Rock, and the Rolling Stones
So, Back to Altamont …
Chapter 3 - The Beggar’s Genius
As I Watch You Leaving Me, You Pack My Peace of Mind
What’s Puzzling You Is the Nature of My Game
The Beggars at the Banquet
What Can a Poor Boy Do?
Chapter 4 - You Probably Think This Chapter’s about You
Two Jaggers
A Little Help from Nietzsche
You’re So Not Vain
II - A Rolling Stone Gathers No Illusions
Chapter 5 - The Head and the Groin of Rock
To Riff or Not to Riff
Monkey Man
Only Rock’n’Roll?
Tell Me, Sister Dopamine
Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind
Satisfaction
Chapter 6 - Paint the Flowers Black
Flowers
Standing in the Shadow
Out of the Cave
Dandelions on My Cloud
Back to the Roots (Again)
Dead Flowers and Concepts
Philosophy’s Bad Boys
Chapter 7 - Zen and the Art of Being a Stones Fan
Hey Paparazzi, Get Off of My Cloud
My Philosophical Experiment
Live at Epidaurus
Zen and the Art of Being a Stones Fan
Chapter 8 - Epicurean Satisfaction
Out of Control
A Rolling Stone Gathers … Happiness?
What Can a Poor Boy Do?
Now I Need You More than Ever
I’m Shattered
Can You Always Get What You Want?
Satisfaction?
III - Time