Anything you throw yourself into, you better get yourself out of.
KEITH RICHARDSI’m all for a quiet life. I just didn’t get one.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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What’s the big deal about still working? Retirement age is sixty-five, and that’s at a normal job – and I ain’t there yet.
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I only get ill when I give up drugs. I don’t have a drug problem, I have a police problem.
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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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Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.
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It’s a privilege just to wake up to a new day.
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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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I like it here in Austin. Anybody got a room?
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Rock and Roll: Music for the neck downwards.
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Music is a necessity. After food, air, water and warmth, music is the next necessity of life.
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I’ve never had inner turmoil about all this. You find a lot of people these days who cannot stand to be alone. You could lock me up in solitary for weeks on end, and I’d keep myself amused.
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My life is full of broken halos.
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Why would you want to be anything else if you’re Mick Jagger?
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Retire? I can’t spell the word. I’d play in a wheelchair.
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Songwriting’s a weird game.
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It’s great to be here. It’s great to be anywhere.
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