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.
KEITH RICHARDSMy father. I snorted my father. He was cremated and I couldn’t resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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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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You’ve got the sun, you’ve got the moon, and you’ve got the Rolling Stones.
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The electric guitar was vital in helping what I’ve achieved where would I be without it? Playing awfully quietly, for a start.
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I’ve never had my hair cut by anybody, I do it all myself.
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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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The Stones in a club is still the ultimate rush.
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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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We all have our own personal laboratories. Life is an experiment, and it’s just a matter of getting the alchemical or chemical combination right.
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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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If you stay up, you get the songs that everyone else misses because they’re asleep.
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I am not doing it just for the money or for you. I am doing it for me.
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A painter’s got a canvas. The writer’s got reams of empty paper. A musician has silence.
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Why would you want to be anything else if you’re Mick Jagger?
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George Jones is a national treasure and should be treated accordingly. A unique style so often emulated even inadvertently.
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I never thought I was wasted, but I probably was.
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