I looked upon myself, in a sort of romantic and silly way, as like a laboratory.
KEITH RICHARDSThe electric guitar was vital in helping what I’ve achieved where would I be without it? Playing awfully quietly, for a start.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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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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Nobody wants to get old, but nobody wants to die young either.
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Rock and roll ain’t nothing but jazz with a hard backbeat.
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Everybody’s got a different way of telling a story – and has different stories to tell.
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True friends. Hardest thing to find, but you never look for them – they found you ; you just grow into each other
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If you say I’m great, thank you very much. But I know what I am. I could be better, man, you know?
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I don’t trust doctors. It’s not to say there ain’t some good ones, but on a general level, no, I wouldn’t trust ’em at all.
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Love has sold more songs than you’ve had hot dinners.
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I am not doing it just for the money or for you. I am doing it for me.
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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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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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The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do.
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To a musician or songwriter, your canvas is silence.
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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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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.
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