If you say I’m great, thank you very much. But I know what I am. I could be better, man, you know?
KEITH RICHARDSI never thought I was wasted, but I probably was.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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I’m all for a quiet life. I just didn’t get one.
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Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.
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Some people think I’m a mythical genius, others think I’m a junkie madman.
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Rock and Roll: Music for the neck downwards.
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Love has sold more songs than you’ve had hot dinners.
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When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you.
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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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To a musician or songwriter, your canvas is silence.
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I personally believe that most people that play an instrument would be able to write a few songs here and there. But they say, “I tried, I can’t do it” and give up and don’t try it again; they get too discouraged.
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I read the Bible sometimes, but it bores me to death. I just want to know what other people find so bloody fascinating.
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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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To me, my biggest fear is getting a big head, and that is when I get the hammer. Because it’s very easy in this game to believe you’re something special.
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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 achieved everything I wanted to achieve by being in the Rolling Stones and making records.
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