CHICAGO, Sept 21 (Reuter) Rolling Stone Mick Jagger says his first
experience with marijuana did not come courtesy of Paul McCartney,
contrary to what the former Beatle is claiming.

McCartney reignited the legendary ``Beatles vs. Stones feud'' earlier
this month when he told his official biographer he was ``turned on to
pot'' by Bob Dylan in 1964 and then introduced Jagger to it two years
later in London.

``How would he know?'' Jagger told Reuters at the weekend, when asked if
this was true.

The 54yearold singer said he first smoked marijuana ``somewhere in
California'' during the Stones' first U.S. tour in 1964, and that
McCartney was nowhere near. He noted that marijuana was hard to come by
in England in the early 60's.

Jagger is in Chicago, preparing to launch the first show on Tuesday of
the Rolling Stones' ``Bridges to Babylon'' world tour with two soldout
dates at Soldier Field.

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