You know, the BBC had not been particularly generous in its deliverance of blues and esoteric kinds of music.
KEITH RICHARDSI mean, give me a guitar, give me a piano, give me a broom and string, I wouldn’t get bored anywhere.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters.
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Everybody’s got a different way of telling a story – and has different stories to tell.
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It’s an addiction and addiction is something I should know something about.
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George Jones is a national treasure and should be treated accordingly. A unique style so often emulated even inadvertently.
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Poison’s not bad. It’s a matter of how much.
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Anything you throw yourself into, you better get yourself out of.
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[John] Belushi was an extreme experience even by my standards.
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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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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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One of the great things about songwrighting; it’s not an intellectual experience.
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I’ve never had a problem with drugs. I’ve had problems with the police.
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My life is full of broken halos.
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You get onstage and make other people feel happy. Make them feel good.
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Preaching is tax free. Very little to do with God, a lot to do with money.
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Music is a language that doesn’t speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions, and if it’s in the bones, it’s in the bones.
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