Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.
When I wrote the song, I had the sea near Bombay in mind. We stayed at a hotel by the sea, and the fishermen come up at five in the morning and they were all chanting. And we went on the beach and we got chased by a mad dog - big as a donkey.
There is a hugely underserved population out there... those who are the least capable of paying pay the highest.