In England you’re skewered on the altar of pop culture if you become pretentious.
MICK JAGGERI love country music, but I find it very hard to take it seriously. I also think a lot of country music is sung with the tongue in cheek, so I do it tongue in cheek.
More Mick Jagger Quotes
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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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Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind.
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Anarchy is the only slight glimmer of hope.
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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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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 prefer to live in a rented house. No ties. Nothing around my neck. Just the minimum kind of bare comforts of home.
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I don’t want to be singing Satisfaction when I’m 40.
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It’s not selling out, it is called making lots of money.
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There’s no absolutes in life – only vodka.
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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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Too much is never enough.
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I’d rather be dead than singing “Satisfaction” when I’m forty-five.
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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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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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My mother has always been unhappy with what I do. She would rather I do something nicer, like be a bricklayer.
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