I looked upon myself, in a sort of romantic and silly way, as like a laboratory.
KEITH RICHARDSPoison’s not bad. It’s a matter of how much.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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I never sleep alone. If there is no one to sleep next to, I’ll sleep next to a stuffed animal. It makes me feel secure and safe. It’s a little embarrassing to admit it; I’m an old man now. It’s important to me though.
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I like it here in Austin. Anybody got a room?
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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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No broken hearts, no broken necks.
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I’m an unpure purist, something like that.
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Whatever side I take, I know well that I will be blamed.
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Fame has killed more very talented guys than drugs. Jimi Hendrix didn’t die of an overdose, he died of fame.
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My life is full of broken halos.
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I consider my job [being a musician] is to have a little idea and nurture it and put it in some form that everybody else can understand and then sort of pass it on. It’s really a passing through. In other words, you receive and you transmit.
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I never thought I was wasted, but I probably was.
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Preaching is tax free. Very little to do with God, a lot to do with money.
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I look for ambiguity when I’m writing because life is ambiguous.
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There’s a demon in me, and he’s still around. Without the dope, we have a bit more of a chat these days.
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One of the great things about songwrighting; it’s not an intellectual experience.
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My father. I snorted my father. He was cremated and I couldn’t resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow.
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