I remember when I was very young, I read an article by Fats Domino which has really influenced me. He said, ‘You should never sing the lyrics out very clearly.
MICK JAGGERI don’t really mind criticism in music or in shows and stuff like that at all. I mean, it doesn’t really worry me even if it’s like out of place. At least it’s relevant.
More Mick Jagger Quotes
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Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind.
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Don’t you think it’s sometimes wise not to grow up.
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Music should elevate you. You can be raised, or left stranded. You can’t be raised all the time, in my experience. This might be a rare moment. You might just go up to that level but that’s always good.
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I came into music just because I wanted the bread. It’s true. I looked around and this seemed like the only way I was going to get the kind of bread I wanted.
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There’s no absolutes in life – only vodka.
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I always think it’s better to be not taking drugs or drinking or anything. That’s not saying I’ve never done it because I have. But I sort of learned I think after a while there has been – it didn’t take me that long to realize that it wasn’t a good thing.
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The only performance that makes it, that really makes it, that makes it all the way, is the one that achieves madness.
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Of course we’re doing it for the money. We’ve always done it for the 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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Anarchy is the only slight glimmer of hope.
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You never really know what’s going to happen. You never know what the audience is going to be like or how they’re going to behave.
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I don’t think enjoying life is an exclusive prerogative of young people.
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All dancing is a replacement for sex.
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I don’t know if rock is dying. I wouldn’t want to say that, but the world does change. Nothing stays the same.
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I think, like most people, my moral values tend to be pretty fuzzy.
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I think it’s very important that you have at least some sort of inner thing you don’t talk about. That’s why I find it distasteful when all these pop stars talk about their habits.
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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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Everyone knows what their roots are, but you’ve got to explore everywhere. You’ve got to explore the sky too.
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It’s all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back.
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A good thing never ends.
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Americans shocked me by their behavior and their narrow-mindedness.
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As long as my face is on page one, I don’t care what they say about me on page seventeen.
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In England they always try out new mobile phones in Isle of Man. They’ve got a captive society. So I said, you should try the legalization of all drugs on the Isle of Man and see what happens.
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Thank you for leaving us alone but giving us enough attention to boost our egos.
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Too much is never enough.
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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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