Nobody wants to get old, but nobody wants to die young either.
KEITH RICHARDSIf you’ve gotta think about being cool, you ain’t cool.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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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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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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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.
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I was number 1 on the who’s likely to die list for 10 years. I was really disappointed when I fell off that list.
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Whatever side I take, I know well that I will be blamed.
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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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I’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.
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When I listen to what I did under the influence – 10 years of work – I don’t think it either enhanced or impaired me. It didn’t have that much to do with it.
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Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters.
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It’s an addiction and addiction is something I should know something about.
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It might appear that nothing is happening, but that’s actually when it really happens.
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The electric guitar was vital in helping what I’ve achieved where would I be without it? Playing awfully quietly, for a start.
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One of the great things about songwrighting; it’s not an intellectual experience.
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Poison’s not bad. It’s a matter of how much.
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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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