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A painter’s got a canvas. The writer’s got reams of empty paper. A musician has silence.

Keith Richards

I’ve never had my hair cut by anybody, I do it all myself.
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Hairs Myself
I look for ambiguity when I’m writing because life is ambiguous.
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Life Myself Writing
Guitar is easy, all it takes is 5 fingers, 6 strings and 1 a**hole.
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Guitar Instrument Musician
To me, my biggest fear is getting a big head, and that is when I get the hammer. Because it’s very easy in this game to believe you’re something special.
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Big Fear Game Special Yourself
No broken hearts, no broken necks.
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Break Heart Broken Neck
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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Electric Guitar Play Quiet Start
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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Appreciation Myself Stand
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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Encouragement Give Up Instrument People Play Try Writing
I don’t regret nothing.
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Myself One Liner Regret
The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do.
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Disagreement Music Myself
Songwriting’s a weird game.
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Game One Liner Weird
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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Growth Reach Thinking True Yourself
I’m an unpure purist, something like that.
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Myself Purity
When you’re 20, you can’t imagine being 30. When you’re 30, you can’t imagine being 40. When you’re 40, you can’t imagine being 100.
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Age Growth Imagination Yourself
It’s one thing to play a Muddy Waters song. It’s another thing to play with him.
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Himself Play
To a musician or songwriter, your canvas is silence.
KEITH RICHARDS

Canvas Musician Silence Yourself

A painter’s got a canvas. The writer’s got reams of empty paper. A musician has silence.

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