I recently watched Exile on Main St. , about the making of the Rolling Stones’ 1972 album. It’s fascinating to see the creative process at work—wine, marijuana, Jack Daniels, heroin, three-in-the-morning jam sessions—all in the basement of a villa on the French Riviera.
It’s not quite like that here at The American Lawyer. But I liked seeing the Stones create something out of nothing. And it was inspiring to watch their relentless, if illicitly fueled, work ethic as they perfected their fledgling tracks. The documentary got me thinking about where ideas—musical or intellectual—come from and how they go from a thought to a finished product. The three features in our March issue are a good place to start.
