This is the rock ‘n’ roll life, and you had to invent it as you went along. There was no textbook to say how you operate this machinery.
KEITH RICHARDSPreaching is tax free. Very little to do with God, a lot to do with money.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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I’m an unpure purist, something like that.
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Everybody’s got a different way of telling a story – and has different stories to tell.
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You’ve got the sun, you’ve got the moon, and you’ve got the Rolling Stones.
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You see, to me, the art of music is listening to it, not playing it. The real art of it is hearing it.
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Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters.
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I read the Bible sometimes, but it bores me to death. I just want to know what other people find so bloody fascinating.
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If you stay up, you get the songs that everyone else misses because they’re asleep.
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You know, the BBC had not been particularly generous in its deliverance of blues and esoteric kinds of music.
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It might appear that nothing is happening, but that’s actually when it really happens.
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There’s a demon in me, and he’s still around. Without the dope, we have a bit more of a chat these days.
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The rock’s easy, but the roll is another thing.
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[John] Belushi was an extreme experience even by my standards.
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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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Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.
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I never sleep alone. If there is no one to sleep next to, I’ll sleep next to a stuffed animal. It makes me feel secure and safe. It’s a little embarrassing to admit it; I’m an old man now. It’s important to me though.
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