Writer Paul Bowles was associated with the Beats, and his novel The Sheltering Sky, which provided the title for a track on King Crimson's previous studio album, Discipline, is partly set in Tangier.
Forfatteren Paul Bowles havde tilknytning til beat-forfatterne, og hans roman The Sheltering Sky (da. titel "Under himlens dække"), som lagde navn til et nummer på King Crimsons foregående studiealbum, Discipline, foregår delvist i Tanger.