This is the rock ‘n’ roll life, and you had to invent it as you went along. There was no textbook to say how you operate this machinery.
KEITH RICHARDSI’m an unpure purist, something like that.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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When I listen to what I did under the influence – 10 years of work – I don’t think it either enhanced or impaired me. It didn’t have that much to do with it.
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It’s a privilege just to wake up to a new day.
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Guitar is easy, all it takes is 5 fingers, 6 strings and 1 a**hole.
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Some people think I’m a mythical genius, others think I’m a junkie madman.
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You know, the BBC had not been particularly generous in its deliverance of blues and esoteric kinds of music.
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I never sleep alone. If there is no one to sleep next to, I’ll sleep next to a stuffed animal. It makes me feel secure and safe. It’s a little embarrassing to admit it; I’m an old man now. It’s important to me though.
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It’s great to be here. It’s great to be anywhere.
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I never plan anything, which is probably the difference between Mick and myself. Mick needs to know what he’s gonna do tomorrow and I’m just happy to wake up to see who’s hanging around. Mick’s rock and I’m roll.
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Yes, I’ve been trepanned. That’s quite an interesting experience, especially for my brain surgeon, who saw my thoughts flying around in my brain.
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I don’t wave a flag for anything. I’m a musician.
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You’ve got the sun, you’ve got the moon, and you’ve got the Rolling Stones.
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I’ve got nothing against daylight. I don’t live totally nocturnally. Only when I feel like it. Which is most of the time.
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To me, the main thing about living on this planet is to know who the hell you are and be real about it. That’s the reason I’m still alive.
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You have the sun, you have the moon, you have the air that you breathe – and you have the Rolling Stones!
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But I’ve always felt very comfortable on stage, even if I screw up. It always felt like a dog, this is my turf, piss around it. While I’m here, nothing else can happen. All I can do is screw up. Otherwise, have a good time.
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