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.
KEITH RICHARDSIf you’re going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use both feet.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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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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I don’t wave a flag for anything. I’m a musician.
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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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My life is full of broken halos.
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Everybody’s got a different way of telling a story – and has different stories to tell.
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I never plan anything, which is probably the difference between Mick and myself. Mick needs to know what he’s gonna do tomorrow and I’m just happy to wake up to see who’s hanging around. Mick’s rock and I’m roll.
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The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do.
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I occasionally borrow pot from my kids. They do a little weed occasionally. ‘Here, Dad’ – or more likely, ‘Dad, have you got any?’
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Poison’s not bad. It’s a matter of how much.
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Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.
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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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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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What is life but playing with time?
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Some people think I’m a mythical genius, others think I’m a junkie madman.
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What Muddy Waters did for us is what we should do for others. It’s the old thing, what you want written on your tombstone as a musician: ‘He passed it on.’
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