Mick Jagger says “rubbish” TV and a guitar are all he needs to write songs

Mick Jagger only needs a television and an acoustic guitar to get the songwriting juices flowing — even if what’s on the screen is rubbish. The Rolling Stones frontman says he recently found himself writing song ideas while watching TV at home, eventually having to switch off the distraction to keep the inspiration coming.

“I was sitting watching the TV last night in my flat,” Jagger tells Uncut (via Guitar.com). “I picked up my acoustic guitar and wrote four different things. I said, ‘Turn the TV off. This is rubbish!’ It was quite late and I was banging out these tunes. I put the TV back on after I’d done two.”