Let me be clear about this. I don’t have a drug problem. I have a police problem.
KEITH RICHARDSIf you’re going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use both feet.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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[John] Belushi was an extreme experience even by my standards.
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If you’ve gotta think about being cool, you ain’t cool.
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No broken hearts, no broken necks.
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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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I’ve never had a problem with drugs. I’ve had problems with the police.
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Some things get better with age. Like me.
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Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.
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Everybody thinks you reach a certain age and you’re a grownup, but it’s not true. Nobody grows up until the day they croak.
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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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I’ve got nothing against daylight. I don’t live totally nocturnally. Only when I feel like it. Which is most of the time.
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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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Some people think I’m a mythical genius, others think I’m a junkie madman.
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You get onstage and make other people feel happy. Make them feel good.
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Anything you throw yourself into, you better get yourself out of.
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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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