The Rolling Stones: Breaking a Butterfly
Episode 16
Episode date - November 29, 2013
The harsh sentences handed down to Mick Jagger and Keith Richard signified more than what appeared on the surface.
In reality, it represented the old guard declaring war on the rebellious younger generation. Seeing that they held all the power, it’s incredible to think that they blew it so badly. By leaning so heavily on two individuals with paltry evidence, society did indeed attempt to ‘break a butterfly on a wheel’, and it backfired.
Popular opinion turned against the old guard and the sentences were overturned, but the gauntlet had been thrown, and the damage was already done. Brian in particular started suffering from a crippling paranoia…but can you call it paranoia if they really are after you? It’s at this point that Brian’s downward slide starts to accelerate rapidly.
Featured tracks include;
1) Out of Time
2) My Girl
3) Ride On Baby
4) Please Go Home
5) Who’s Been Sleeping Here
? 6) Complicated
7) Miss Amanda Jones
8) Something Happened to Me Yesterday