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And 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.

Keith Richards

The public library is the great equaliser.
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Greatness Library One Liner Public
The idea of retiring is like killing yourself. It’s almost like Hari Kari. I intend to live to a 100 and go down in history.
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History Ideas Myself Retirement
[John] Belushi was an extreme experience even by my standards.
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Experience Myself Standard
The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do.
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Disagreement Music Myself
What is life but playing with time?
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Life Play Time
A painter’s got a canvas. The writer’s got reams of empty paper. A musician has silence.
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Canvas Musician Painter Paper Silence
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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Encouragement Give Up Instrument People Play Try Writing
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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Affect Belong Growth Library Place Yourself
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.
KEITH RICHARDS

Comfortable Feeling Myself Time
It’s one thing to play a Muddy Waters song. It’s another thing to play with him.
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Himself Play
Some people think I’m a mythical genius, others think I’m a junkie madman.
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Genius Myself People Thinking
I achieved everything I wanted to achieve by being in the Rolling Stones and making records.
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Achievement Myself Record
Rock and roll ain’t nothing but jazz with a hard backbeat.
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Hard Music Rock Roll
To me, the main thing about living on this planet is to know who the hell you are and be real about it. That’s the reason I’m still alive.
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Alive Known Live Planet Reason
The rock’s easy, but the roll is another thing.
KEITH RICHARDS

Music Rock Roll
Guitar is easy, all it takes is 5 fingers, 6 strings and 1 a**hole.
KEITH RICHARDS

Guitar Instrument Musician

And 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.

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And 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.

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