Some people think I’m a mythical genius, others think I’m a junkie madman.
KEITH RICHARDSI don’t wave a flag for anything. I’m a musician.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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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 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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I’ve never had my hair cut by anybody, I do it all myself.
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One of the great things about songwrighting; it’s not an intellectual experience.
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If you’re cool, you don’t know nothing about it. It just is, or you ain’t.
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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 occasionally borrow pot from my kids. They do a little weed occasionally. ‘Here, Dad’ – or more likely, ‘Dad, have you got any?’
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Rock and Roll: Music for the neck downwards.
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Rock and roll ain’t nothing but jazz with a hard backbeat.
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I’ve never had a problem with drugs. I’ve had problems with the police.
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I look for ambiguity when I’m writing because life is ambiguous.
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You don’t find a style. A style finds you.
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You have the sun, you have the moon, you have the air that you breathe – and you have the Rolling Stones!
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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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To a musician or songwriter, your canvas is silence.
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