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.
KEITH RICHARDSI 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.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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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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I was number 1 on the who’s likely to die list for 10 years. I was really disappointed when I fell off that list.
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You don’t find a style. A style finds you.
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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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To a musician or songwriter, your canvas is silence.
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Songwriting’s a weird game.
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Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.
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I’ve never had a problem with drugs. I’ve had problems with the police.
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I’m not getting old I’m evolving.
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A painter’s got a canvas. The writer’s got reams of empty paper. A musician has silence.
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True friends. Hardest thing to find, but you never look for them – they found you ; you just grow into each other
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It might appear that nothing is happening, but that’s actually when it really happens.
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You have the sun, you have the moon, you have the air that you breathe – and you have the Rolling Stones!
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Some people think I’m a mythical genius, others think I’m a junkie madman.
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The Stones in a club is still the ultimate rush.
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