There’s a demon in me, and he’s still around. Without the dope, we have a bit more of a chat these days.
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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My life is full of broken halos.
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It might appear that nothing is happening, but that’s actually when it really happens.
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One of the great things about songwrighting; it’s not an intellectual experience.
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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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It’s a privilege just to wake up to a new day.
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I’ve got nothing against daylight. I don’t live totally nocturnally. Only when I feel like it. Which is most of the time.
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Whatever side I take, I know well that I will be blamed.
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It’s an addiction and addiction is something I should know something about.
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We age not by holding on to youth, but by letting ourselves grow and embracing whatever youthful parts remain.
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But I’m not here just to make records and money. I’m here to say something and to touch other people, sometimes in a cry of desperation: “Do you know this feeling?
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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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The public library is the great equaliser.
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One minute I’m standing at Ronnie Scott’s getting a standing ovation and the next minute, I’m on a marble slab
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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’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.
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