Bee Gees - i started a joke live, 1997

"It touches me deeply. I think it is simply about someone who wasn’t taken seriously or maybe even laughed at, put down. Someone who tried to fit in, made jokes, but still couldn’t get on the wavelength with other people. I think many of us can relate to feeling that way at times and that’s why people are even brought to tears with this song. I think Robin said to interpret it for yourself because that’s what it was meant to be, a deeply personal song. Also, this was at a time when bands were getting into experimental and psychedelic music that was a mind trip. The Beatles led the way in this genre. The BeeGees also experimented with this psychedelic genre. Not to the degree as the Beatles but still to some degree."