If you’re really on some heavily addictive drug, you think about the drug, and everything else is secondary. You try and make everything work, but the drug comes first.
MICK JAGGERIn England you’re skewered on the altar of pop culture if you become pretentious.
More Mick Jagger Quotes
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You don’t have to bathe every day to look clean. It’s just an illusion.
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Thank you for leaving us alone but giving us enough attention to boost our egos.
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I think people are afraid to express their opinions half the time.
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It’s not selling out, it is called making lots of money.
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I must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That’s why I tend to forget my songs.
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I don’t want to be a rock star all my life. I couldn’t bear to end up like Elvis Presley in Las Vegas with all those housewives and old ladies coming in with their handbags.
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You don’t always do the same things you’ve done the night before. That’s what makes playing live so interesting as opposed to being in the studio.
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I, personally, have a lot of energy, so I don’t see it as an immediate problem.
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Normally I am not so violent. Everything comes from the question: Where will I die? It is a strong concern.
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If you’re the singer in the band, you always get more attention than anyone else.
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Well, don’t we all feel like jumping to the end of the world sometimes?
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People have this obsession. They want you to be like you were in 1969. They want you to, because otherwise their youth goes with you. It’s very selfish, but it’s understandable.
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I don’t only like rock music. There are other forms of music that I find interesting. I would want to do everything, every kind of music. I wouldn’t want to be limited to like playing heavy metal or whatever.
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I see songwriting as having to do with experience, and the more you’ve experienced, the better it is. But it has to be tempered, and you just must let your imagination run.
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I don’t think enjoying life is an exclusive prerogative of young people.
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