Some people think I’m a mythical genius, others think I’m a junkie madman.
KEITH RICHARDSYou can’t accuse me of anything I haven’t already confessed to.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you.
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You have the sun, you have the moon, you have the air that you breathe – and you have the Rolling Stones!
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I’ve never had my hair cut by anybody, I do it all myself.
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Nobody wants to get old, but nobody wants to die young either.
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Retire? I can’t spell the word. I’d play in a wheelchair.
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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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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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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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To me, my biggest fear is getting a big head, and that is when I get the hammer. Because it’s very easy in this game to believe you’re something special.
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I’ve never had a problem with drugs. I’ve had problems with the police.
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It’s one thing to play a Muddy Waters song. It’s another thing to play with him.
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Fame has killed more very talented guys than drugs. Jimi Hendrix didn’t die of an overdose, he died of fame.
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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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We age not by holding on to youth, but by letting ourselves grow and embracing whatever youthful parts remain.
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Preaching is tax free. Very little to do with God, a lot to do with money.
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