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The Rolling Stones: 'Its Only Rock and Roll'

Paul Gambaccini, Rolling Stone, 26 September 1974

"WE HAD THE hook line with nothing to set it to for a long time," Keith Richard explained in the Rolling Stones' London office. "Then Mick wrote most of the lyrics and it was like putting two or three songs together. The chorus fit into place."

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