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If you don’t know the blues there’s no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.

Keith Richards

Some people think I’m a mythical genius, others think I’m a junkie madman.
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Genius Myself People Thinking
A painter’s got a canvas. The writer’s got reams of empty paper. A musician has silence.
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Canvas Musician Painter Paper Silence
I’m an unpure purist, something like that.
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Myself Purity
The rock’s easy, but the roll is another thing.
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Music Rock Roll
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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Appreciation Myself Stand
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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Death Disappointment Myself
I’m all for a quiet life. I just didn’t get one.
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Life Oneself Quiet
It’s great to be here. It’s great to be anywhere.
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Existence Gratitude Greatness
Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.
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Music Problem Roll Talk
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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Comfortable Feeling Myself Time
Rock and Roll: Music for the neck downwards.
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Music Neck Rock Role
[John] Belushi was an extreme experience even by my standards.
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Experience Myself Standard
Rock and roll ain’t nothing but jazz with a hard backbeat.
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Hard Music Rock Roll
I don’t encourage anybody to do what I do, you know? Why should you? More for me!
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Body Encouragement Known Myself
I’ve never had a problem with drugs. I’ve had problems with the police.
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Drugs Myself Police Problem
I am not doing it just for the money or for you. I am doing it for me.
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Money Myself Yourself

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