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The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do.

Keith Richards

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.
KEITH RICHARDS

Encouragement Give Up Instrument People Play Try Writing
Music is a necessity. After food, air, water and warmth, music is the next necessity of life.
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Life Music Necessary Need
What is life but playing with time?
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Life Play Time
[John] Belushi was an extreme experience even by my standards.
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Experience Myself Standard
Why would you want to be anything else if you’re Mick Jagger?
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Change Fame Identity Yourself
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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Beautiful Listening Reading Song Touch
When I listen to what I did under the influence – 10 years of work – I don’t think it either enhanced or impaired me. It didn’t have that much to do with it.
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Influence Listening Myself Thinking Work
I’m all for a quiet life. I just didn’t get one.
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Life Oneself Quiet
Anything you throw yourself into, you better get yourself out of.
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Better Throw Yourself
The idea of retiring is like killing yourself. It’s almost like Hari Kari. I intend to live to a 100 and go down in history.
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History Ideas Myself Retirement
To me, life is a wild animal. You hope to deal with it when it leaps at you.
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Animal Life Wild Yourself
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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Death Disappointment Myself
I’m an unpure purist, something like that.
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Myself Purity
It’s an addiction and addiction is something I should know something about.
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Addiction Known Myself
Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters.
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Heroes Imitation Myself Start
We age not by holding on to youth, but by letting ourselves grow and embracing whatever youthful parts remain.
KEITH RICHARDS

Age Growth Ourselves Youth

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