Music Exile on Main St.: How a Sweaty French Basement Became Rock’s Greatest Myth Machine Tax exile, a villa basement, a mobile truck, and chaos on tap: how the Stones turned Nellcôte into the murkiest hit factory in rock.
Music Exile on Main St: How a Filthy Basement Made the Stones Immortal Keith Richards’ villa basement birthed Exile on Main St. Here’s how the chaos, gear, and grit shaped “Tumbling Dice” and a future classic.