I mean, give me a guitar, give me a piano, give me a broom and string, I wouldn’t get bored anywhere.
KEITH RICHARDSI have no idea what the audience makes of me.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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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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Anything you throw yourself into, you better get yourself out of.
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If you don’t know the blues there’s no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.
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Some things get better with age. Like me.
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You get onstage and make other people feel happy. Make them feel good.
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You see, to me, the art of music is listening to it, not playing it. The real art of it is hearing it.
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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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The electric guitar was vital in helping what I’ve achieved where would I be without it? Playing awfully quietly, for a start.
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But I’m not here just to make records and money. I’m here to say something and to touch other people, sometimes in a cry of desperation: “Do you know this feeling?
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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 never sleep alone. If there is no one to sleep next to, I’ll sleep next to a stuffed animal. It makes me feel secure and safe. It’s a little embarrassing to admit it; I’m an old man now. It’s important to me though.
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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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I achieved everything I wanted to achieve by being in the Rolling Stones and making records.
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What’s the big deal about still working? Retirement age is sixty-five, and that’s at a normal job – and I ain’t there yet.
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You don’t find a style. A style finds you.
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