There’s a demon in me, and he’s still around. Without the dope, we have a bit more of a chat these days.
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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Everybody’s got a different way of telling a story – and has different stories to tell.
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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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It’s one thing to play a Muddy Waters song. It’s another thing to play with him.
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It might appear that nothing is happening, but that’s actually when it really happens.
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What’s the big deal about still working? Retirement age is sixty-five, and that’s at a normal job – and I ain’t there yet.
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I mean, give me a guitar, give me a piano, give me a broom and string, I wouldn’t get bored anywhere.
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Retire? I can’t spell the word. I’d play in a wheelchair.
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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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Love has sold more songs than you’ve had hot dinners.
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No broken hearts, no broken necks.
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[John] Belushi was an extreme experience even by my standards.
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I don’t wave a flag for anything. I’m a musician.
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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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If you say I’m great, thank you very much. But I know what I am. I could be better, man, you know?
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Why would you want to be anything else if you’re Mick Jagger?
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