When you write songs, you have to like them yourself first, but then you have to make everyone else like them, because you can force them to play it, but you can’t force them to like it.
MICK JAGGERI believe we should encourage children to sing and play instruments from an early age.
More Mick Jagger Quotes
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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 got nasty habits; I take tea at three.
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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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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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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, personally, have a lot of energy, so I don’t see it as an immediate problem.
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Thank you for leaving us alone but giving us enough attention to boost our egos.
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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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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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Anarchy is the only slight glimmer of hope.
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I don’t want to be my extrovert self all the time.
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I don’t like being completely isolated. I need the energy from other people.
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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 don’t think enjoying life is an exclusive prerogative of young people.
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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.
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