couple of days later." Jethro Tull also declined. According to Ian Anderson, he knew that it would be a big event but he did not want to go because he did not like hippies and had other concerns, including inappropriate nudity, heavy drinking, and drug use. Led Zeppelin were asked to perform. Their manager Peter Grant stated: "I said no because at Woodstock we'd have just been another band on the bill." Lighthouse declined to perform at Woodstock. Arthur Lee and Love declined an invitation, in part due to turmoil within the band. Mind Garage declined because they thought that the festival would be a minor event, and they had a higher paying gig elsewhere. Joni Mitchell was originally slated to perform but cancelled at the urging of her manager to avoid missing a scheduled appearance on The Dick Cavett Show. She would later compose the song "Woodstock" inspired by what she saw on television. The Moody Blues were included on the original Wallkill poster as performers, but they backed out after being booked in Paris the same weekend. Poco were offered a chance to perform at the festival, but their manager turned it down for a concert at a Los Angeles school gymnasium. Procol Harum were invited but refused because Woodstock fell at the end of a long tour and also coincided with the due date of guitarist Robin Trower's baby. The Rascals were invited to play but declined because they were in the middle of recording a new album. Raven turned down an invitation to play because they played at one of the Woodstock Sound-Outs the year before and it did not go well. Roy Rogers was asked to close the festival with "Happy Trails" but he declined. The Rolling Stones were invited but declined because Mick Jagger was in Australia filming Ned Kelly, and Keith Richards' girlfriend Anita Pallenberg had just given birth to their son Marlon. Simon & Garfunkel declined the invitation, as they were working on their new album. Spirit also declined an invitation to play, as they already had shows planned and wanted to play those instead, not knowing how big Woodstock would be. Strawberry Alarm Clock declined an invitation because they didn't think Woodstock would be that big of a deal. According to Michael Lang, Apple Records wanted to send some of their acts to Woodstock. "Apple sent me a letter saying they