Music is a necessity. After food, air, water and warmth, music is the next necessity of life.
KEITH RICHARDSThe 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.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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I have no idea what the audience makes of me.
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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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To me, the main thing about living on this planet is to know who the hell you are and be real about it. That’s the reason I’m still alive.
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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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It’s a privilege just to wake up to a new day.
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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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Guitar is easy, all it takes is 5 fingers, 6 strings and 1 a**hole.
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What is life but playing with time?
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A painter’s got a canvas. The writer’s got reams of empty paper. A musician has silence.
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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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I never thought I was wasted, but I probably was.
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I mean some doctor told me I had six months to live and I went to their funeral.
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I look for ambiguity when I’m writing because life is ambiguous.
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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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It might appear that nothing is happening, but that’s actually when it really happens.
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