“I see [the windows of my luxury suite] and I want them to turn black….”

Mick Jagger

In a departure from his bandmates’ young-girl-shagging antics, Sir Mick Jagger has been busying himself by discovering inner peace, solitude, silence and all that guff.

One of those ever-helpful ‘source’ people has kindly spoken to The Sun about his recent trip to the Far East.

The paper reported today on how rockin’ Sir Mick, in a Gerta Garbo-type move, ‘vanted to be alone’ so much that he blacked out the windows of his luxury suite.

Apparently the 67-year-old is so damn pure these days that he only drank water during his week alone in the city of Luang Prabang in Laos, South East Asia.

Mr/Ms Helpful Source-person said: "Mick booked two rooms in the hotel - one for himself, the other for his luggage.

"His room boasts the best view overlooking the mountains and Phousi Temple. But he then blacked out all the windows, even though the hotel is in a remote location and away from prying eyes. He clearly wanted to be at one with himself."

The source added: "Mick uses the trip to regenerate himself.

"He spent hours with monks in the temples and chanted with them. He practices Buddhism and meditation every day. He says it's the first thing he does when he gets up in the morning."

Buddhist monk. Maybe.