You see, to me, the art of music is listening to it, not playing it. The real art of it is hearing it.
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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You’ve got the sun, you’ve got the moon, and you’ve got the Rolling Stones.
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I look for ambiguity when I’m writing because life is ambiguous.
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My father. I snorted my father. He was cremated and I couldn’t resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow.
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I occasionally borrow pot from my kids. They do a little weed occasionally. ‘Here, Dad’ – or more likely, ‘Dad, have you got any?’
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I have no idea what the audience makes of me.
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You don’t find a style. A style finds you.
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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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Songwriting’s a weird game.
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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.
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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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If you’re going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use both feet.
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I was in awe sometimes listening to Mick Taylor . Everything was there in his playing – the melodic touch, a beautiful sustain and a way of reading a song.
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I am not doing it just for the money or for you. I am doing it for me.
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If you are going to get wasted, then get wasted elegantly.
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The Stones in a club is still the ultimate rush.
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