Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters.
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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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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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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What is life but playing with time?
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If you are going to get wasted, then get wasted elegantly.
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If you’re cool, you don’t know nothing about it. It just is, or you ain’t.
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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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Guitar is easy, all it takes is 5 fingers, 6 strings and 1 a**hole.
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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 mean, give me a guitar, give me a piano, give me a broom and string, I wouldn’t get bored anywhere.
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It’s great to be here. It’s great to be anywhere.
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Everybody’s got a different way of telling a story – and has different stories to tell.
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Anything you throw yourself into, you better get yourself out of.
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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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Why would you want to be anything else if you’re Mick Jagger?
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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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