I read the Bible sometimes, but it bores me to death. I just want to know what other people find so bloody fascinating.
KEITH RICHARDSMy father. I snorted my father. He was cremated and I couldn’t resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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Some people think I’m a mythical genius, others think I’m a junkie madman.
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It’s a privilege just to wake up to a new day.
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Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.
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I don’t wave a flag for anything. I’m a musician.
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I looked upon myself, in a sort of romantic and silly way, as like a laboratory.
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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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What is life but playing with time?
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Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters.
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Poison’s not bad. It’s a matter of how much.
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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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We age not by holding on to youth, but by letting ourselves grow and embracing whatever youthful parts remain.
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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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I’ve never had my hair cut by anybody, I do it all myself.
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Music works in mysterious ways. Once it goes in you have no idea what it can do to you.
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I’m free of hypochondria– although I’ve got everything else.
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