I never thought I was wasted, but I probably was.
KEITH RICHARDSI don’t wave a flag for anything. I’m a musician.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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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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I’ve never had a problem with drugs. I’ve had problems with the police.
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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 never plan anything, which is probably the difference between Mick and myself. Mick needs to know what he’s gonna do tomorrow and I’m just happy to wake up to see who’s hanging around. Mick’s rock and I’m roll.
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Everybody’s got a different way of telling a story – and has different stories to tell.
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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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It’s a privilege just to wake up to a new day.
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I’ve never turned blue in someone else’s bathroom. I consider that the height of bad manners.
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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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[John] Belushi was an extreme experience even by my standards.
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Let me be clear about this. I don’t have a drug problem. I have a police problem.
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I looked upon myself, in a sort of romantic and silly way, as like a laboratory.
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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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Guitar is easy, all it takes is 5 fingers, 6 strings and 1 a**hole.
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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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