A painter’s got a canvas. The writer’s got reams of empty paper. A musician has silence.
KEITH RICHARDSRetire? I can’t spell the word. I’d play in a wheelchair.
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When I listen to what I did under the influence – 10 years of work – I don’t think it either enhanced or impaired me. It didn’t have that much to do with it.
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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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I only get ill when I give up drugs. I don’t have a drug problem, I have a police problem.
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I’m all for a quiet life. I just didn’t get one.
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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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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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Retire? I can’t spell the word. I’d play in a wheelchair.
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Let me be clear about this. I don’t have a drug problem. I have a police problem.
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No broken hearts, no broken necks.
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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’ve got nothing against daylight. I don’t live totally nocturnally. Only when I feel like it. Which is most of the time.
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What is life but playing with time?
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I don’t wave a flag for anything. I’m a musician.
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Love has sold more songs than you’ve had hot dinners.
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