George Jones is a national treasure and should be treated accordingly. A unique style so often emulated even inadvertently.
KEITH RICHARDSEverybody thinks you reach a certain age and you’re a grownup, but it’s not true. Nobody grows up until the day they croak.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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My life is full of broken halos.
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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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We age not by holding on to youth, but by letting ourselves grow and embracing whatever youthful parts remain.
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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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I’ve got nothing against daylight. I don’t live totally nocturnally. Only when I feel like it. Which is most of the time.
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You see, to me, the art of music is listening to it, not playing it. The real art of it is hearing it.
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But I’ve always felt very comfortable on stage, even if I screw up. It always felt like a dog, this is my turf, piss around it. While I’m here, nothing else can happen. All I can do is screw up. Otherwise, have a good time.
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I’m not getting old I’m evolving.
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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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I’m an unpure purist, something like that.
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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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The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do.
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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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Poison’s not bad. It’s a matter of how much.
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It’s an addiction and addiction is something I should know something about.
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