2. The Stones would likely have stayed in the UK to record the album, but were forced to flee the country in the spring of 1971 due to tax reasons. While Jagger went to Paris, guitarist Keith Richards rented the luxurious Nellcôte mansion near Nice. Fellow guitarist Mick Taylor and drummer Charlie Watts also settled in the south of the country.
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