You see, to me, the art of music is listening to it, not playing it. The real art of it is hearing it.
KEITH RICHARDSAnd then I think we realized, like any young guys, that blues are not learned in a monastery. You’ve got to go out there and get your heart broke and then come back and then you can sing the blues.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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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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I never plan anything, which is probably the difference between Mick and myself. Mick needs to know what he’s gonna do tomorrow and I’m just happy to wake up to see who’s hanging around. Mick’s rock and I’m roll.
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This is the rock ‘n’ roll life, and you had to invent it as you went along. There was no textbook to say how you operate this machinery.
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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 have no idea what the audience makes of me.
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I’ve never had a problem with drugs. I’ve had problems with the police.
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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 like it here in Austin. Anybody got a room?
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Why would you want to be anything else if you’re Mick Jagger?
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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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It might appear that nothing is happening, but that’s actually when it really happens.
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Preaching is tax free. Very little to do with God, a lot to do with money.
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I never thought I was wasted, but I probably was.
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My life is full of broken halos.
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Whatever side I take, I know well that I will be blamed.
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