I look for ambiguity when I’m writing because life is ambiguous.
KEITH RICHARDSMusic works in mysterious ways. Once it goes in you have no idea what it can do to you.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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I was number 1 on the who’s likely to die list for 10 years. I was really disappointed when I fell off that list.
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I don’t wave a flag for anything. I’m a musician.
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I don’t trust doctors. It’s not to say there ain’t some good ones, but on a general level, no, I wouldn’t trust ’em at all.
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To me, my biggest fear is getting a big head, and that is when I get the hammer. Because it’s very easy in this game to believe you’re something special.
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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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My father. I snorted my father. He was cremated and I couldn’t resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow.
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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’ve never had a problem with drugs. I’ve had problems with the police.
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True friends. Hardest thing to find, but you never look for them – they found you ; you just grow into each other
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I occasionally borrow pot from my kids. They do a little weed occasionally. ‘Here, Dad’ – or more likely, ‘Dad, have you got any?’
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The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do.
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There’s a demon in me, and he’s still around. Without the dope, we have a bit more of a chat these days.
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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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You see, to me, the art of music is listening to it, not playing it. The real art of it is hearing it.
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We age not by holding on to youth, but by letting ourselves grow and embracing whatever youthful parts remain.
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