One minute I’m standing at Ronnie Scott’s getting a standing ovation and the next minute, I’m on a marble slab
KEITH RICHARDSIt’s a privilege just to wake up to a new day.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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I achieved everything I wanted to achieve by being in the Rolling Stones and making records.
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I never sleep alone. If there is no one to sleep next to, I’ll sleep next to a stuffed animal. It makes me feel secure and safe. It’s a little embarrassing to admit it; I’m an old man now. It’s important to me though.
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Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.
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Whatever side I take, I know well that I will be blamed.
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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 don’t wave a flag for anything. I’m a musician.
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Music is a necessity. After food, air, water and warmth, music is the next necessity of life.
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It’s a privilege just to wake up to a new day.
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You see, to me, the art of music is listening to it, not playing it. The real art of it is hearing it.
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Rock and Roll: Music for the neck downwards.
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You know, the BBC had not been particularly generous in its deliverance of blues and esoteric kinds of music.
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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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Love has sold more songs than you’ve had hot dinners.
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Some people think I’m a mythical genius, others think I’m a junkie madman.
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It might appear that nothing is happening, but that’s actually when it really happens.
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