Mick Jagger: 'Drugs fueled Rolling Stones classics'

Mick Jagger has rejected the suggestion drugs had a negative impact on the Rolling Stones, insisting the band wrote some of their biggest hits while under the influence. The legendary group famously indulged in narcotics during their 1960s and 70s heyday - particularly chief songwriters Jagger and Keith Richards. But the frontman insists the "party atmosphere" helped to inspire much of their music, particularly iconic 1972 album "Exile on Main Street." Jagger tells Absolute Radio, "That was a period of time when everyone took loads of drugs, it was very fashionable, but I mean, we did a lot of hard work as well, so it was a bit of a party atmosphere, loads of visitors, you know, there was a lot of drugs floating around, but not everyone was completely out of it all the time and we did a lot of good tracks, you know."