The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do.
KEITH RICHARDSTo a musician or songwriter, your canvas is silence.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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Poison’s not bad. It’s a matter of how much.
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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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Yes, I’ve been trepanned. That’s quite an interesting experience, especially for my brain surgeon, who saw my thoughts flying around in my brain.
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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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I’ve never had inner turmoil about all this. You find a lot of people these days who cannot stand to be alone. You could lock me up in solitary for weeks on end, and I’d keep myself amused.
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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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Music is a necessity. After food, air, water and warmth, music is the next necessity of life.
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Guitar is easy, all it takes is 5 fingers, 6 strings and 1 a**hole.
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Rock and roll ain’t nothing but jazz with a hard backbeat.
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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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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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Love has sold more songs than you’ve had hot dinners.
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The rock’s easy, but the roll is another thing.
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What Muddy Waters did for us is what we should do for others. It’s the old thing, what you want written on your tombstone as a musician: ‘He passed it on.’
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If you say I’m great, thank you very much. But I know what I am. I could be better, man, you know?
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