The idea of retiring is like killing yourself. It’s almost like Hari Kari. I intend to live to a 100 and go down in history.
KEITH RICHARDSI mean some doctor told me I had six months to live and I went to their funeral.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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Whatever side I take, I know well that I will be blamed.
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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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And then I think we realized, like any young guys, that blues are not learned in a monastery. You’ve got to go out there and get your heart broke and then come back and then you can sing the blues.
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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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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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No broken hearts, no broken necks.
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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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My life is full of broken halos.
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I looked upon myself, in a sort of romantic and silly way, as like a laboratory.
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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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It might appear that nothing is happening, but that’s actually when it really happens.
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Guitar is easy, all it takes is 5 fingers, 6 strings and 1 a**hole.
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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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If you stay up, you get the songs that everyone else misses because they’re asleep.
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Rock and roll ain’t nothing but jazz with a hard backbeat.
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