Actually - in recent introductions to this song - Yusuf has recounted his being "tempted" by Jimmy Hendrix' bassist one night when they were all on our tour together - and he took something that really messed with his head. I'm guessing it was LSD. Anyway - unable to sleep, and trying to escape the "show" going on in his head - he ran out of the house and into a snow storm. It was the white snowflakes swirling down from beyond the street lamp that, for some reason, saved his sanity - and inspired the song "Lilywhite."
Actually - in recent introductions to this song - Yusuf has recounted his being "tempted" by Jimmy Hendrix' bassist one night when they were all on our tour together - and he took something that really messed with his head. I'm guessing it was LSD. Anyway - unable to sleep, and trying to escape the "show" going on in his head - he ran out of the house and into a snow storm. It was the white snowflakes swirling down from beyond the street lamp that, for some reason, saved his sanity - and inspired the song "Lilywhite."