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.
KEITH RICHARDSI’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.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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I’m an unpure purist, something like that.
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If you’re going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use both feet.
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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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The Stones in a club is still the ultimate rush.
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One of the great things about songwrighting; it’s not an intellectual experience.
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I’ve never turned blue in someone else’s bathroom. I consider that the height of bad manners.
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You get onstage and make other people feel happy. Make them feel good.
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Love has sold more songs than you’ve had hot dinners.
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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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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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If you are going to get wasted, then get wasted elegantly.
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Whatever side I take, I know well that I will be blamed.
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I don’t encourage anybody to do what I do, you know? Why should you? More for me!
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My life is full of broken halos.
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I never thought I was wasted, but I probably was.
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