But I’m not here just to make records and money. I’m here to say something and to touch other people, sometimes in a cry of desperation: “Do you know this feeling?
KEITH RICHARDSIt might appear that nothing is happening, but that’s actually when it really happens.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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It’s one thing to play a Muddy Waters song. It’s another thing to play with him.
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Poison’s not bad. It’s a matter of how much.
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What is life but playing with time?
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I personally believe that most people that play an instrument would be able to write a few songs here and there. But they say, “I tried, I can’t do it” and give up and don’t try it again; they get too discouraged.
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Preaching is tax free. Very little to do with God, a lot to do with money.
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Some things get better with age. Like me.
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If you’ve gotta think about being cool, you ain’t cool.
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Retire? I can’t spell the word. I’d play in a wheelchair.
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You get onstage and make other people feel happy. Make them feel good.
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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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No broken hearts, no broken necks.
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The rock’s easy, but the roll is another thing.
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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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Women are a beautiful complication, and I look forward to far more beauties and far more complications.
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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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