And then I think we realized, like any young guys, that blues are not learned in a monastery. You’ve got to go out there and get your heart broke and then come back and then you can sing the blues.
KEITH RICHARDSI mean some doctor told me I had six months to live and I went to their funeral.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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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 achieved everything I wanted to achieve by being in the Rolling Stones and making records.
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I mean some doctor told me I had six months to live and I went to their funeral.
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If you are going to get wasted, then get wasted elegantly.
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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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[John] Belushi was an extreme experience even by my standards.
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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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I am not doing it just for the money or for you. I am doing it for me.
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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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Why would you want to be anything else if you’re Mick Jagger?
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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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Rock and roll ain’t nothing but jazz with a hard backbeat.
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The public library is the great equaliser.
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Some things get better with age. Like me.
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