If you don’t know the blues there’s no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.
KEITH RICHARDSTo make a rock’n’roll record, technology is the least important thing.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do.
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And then I think we realized, like any young guys, that blues are not learned in a monastery. You’ve got to go out there and get your heart broke and then come back and then you can sing the blues.
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Songwriting’s a weird game.
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We age not by holding on to youth, but by letting ourselves grow and embracing whatever youthful parts remain.
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Why would you want to be anything else if you’re Mick Jagger?
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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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A painter’s got a canvas. The writer’s got reams of empty paper. A musician has silence.
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[John] Belushi was an extreme experience even by my standards.
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No broken hearts, no broken necks.
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One minute I’m standing at Ronnie Scott’s getting a standing ovation and the next minute, I’m on a marble slab
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I’m not getting old I’m evolving.
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Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.
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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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I am not doing it just for the money or for you. I am doing it for me.
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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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