There’s a demon in me, and he’s still around. Without the dope, we have a bit more of a chat these days.
KEITH RICHARDSOne minute I’m standing at Ronnie Scott’s getting a standing ovation and the next minute, I’m on a marble slab
More Keith Richards Quotes
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I consider my job [being a musician] is to have a little idea and nurture it and put it in some form that everybody else can understand and then sort of pass it on. It’s really a passing through. In other words, you receive and you transmit.
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You don’t find a style. A style finds you.
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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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No broken hearts, no broken necks.
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It’s a privilege just to wake up to a new day.
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I’ve never had my hair cut by anybody, I do it all myself.
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To make a rock’n’roll record, technology is the least important thing.
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It’s great to be here. It’s great to be anywhere.
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I never thought I was wasted, but I probably was.
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I’m not getting old I’m evolving.
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Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters.
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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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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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If you don’t know the blues there’s no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.
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Why would you want to be anything else if you’re Mick Jagger?
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