Some people think I’m a mythical genius, others think I’m a junkie madman.
KEITH RICHARDSMy life is full of broken halos.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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I’m all for a quiet life. I just didn’t get one.
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I look for ambiguity when I’m writing because life is ambiguous.
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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 a privilege just to wake up to a new day.
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No broken hearts, no broken necks.
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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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I mean some doctor told me I had six months to live and I went to their funeral.
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I’ve never had my hair cut by anybody, I do it all myself.
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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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Music is a language that doesn’t speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions, and if it’s in the bones, it’s in the bones.
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To me, life is a wild animal. You hope to deal with it when it leaps at you.
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Everybody thinks you reach a certain age and you’re a grownup, but it’s not true. Nobody grows up until the day they croak.
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It might appear that nothing is happening, but that’s actually when it really happens.
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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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Nobody wants to get old, but nobody wants to die young either.
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