To me, my biggest fear is getting a big head, and that is when I get the hammer. Because it’s very easy in this game to believe you’re something special.
KEITH RICHARDS
To a musician or songwriter, your canvas is silence.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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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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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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I like it here in Austin. Anybody got a room?
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The public library is the great equaliser.
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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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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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Let me be clear about this. I don’t have a drug problem. I have a police problem.
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I’m all for a quiet life. I just didn’t get one.
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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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Why would you want to be anything else if you’re Mick Jagger?
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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’ve never had a problem with drugs. I’ve had problems with the police.
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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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