Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.
KEITH RICHARDSEveryone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.
KEITH RICHARDSThis is the rock ‘n’ roll life, and you had to invent it as you went along. There was no textbook to say how you operate this machinery.
KEITH RICHARDSThe public library is the great equaliser.
KEITH RICHARDSI achieved everything I wanted to achieve by being in the Rolling Stones and making records.
KEITH RICHARDSWhat is life but playing with time?
KEITH RICHARDSIf you are going to get wasted, then get wasted elegantly.
KEITH RICHARDSMusic works in mysterious ways. Once it goes in you have no idea what it can do to you.
KEITH RICHARDSI was number 1 on the who’s likely to die list for 10 years. I was really disappointed when I fell off that list.
KEITH RICHARDSI 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.
KEITH RICHARDSIf you’re going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use both feet.
KEITH RICHARDSAnything you throw yourself into, you better get yourself out of.
KEITH RICHARDSIt might appear that nothing is happening, but that’s actually when it really happens.
KEITH RICHARDSI’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.
KEITH RICHARDSI look for ambiguity when I’m writing because life is ambiguous.
KEITH RICHARDSYou see, to me, the art of music is listening to it, not playing it. The real art of it is hearing it.
KEITH RICHARDSTo a musician or songwriter, your canvas is silence.
KEITH RICHARDS