A painter’s got a canvas. The writer’s got reams of empty paper. A musician has silence.
KEITH RICHARDSI’ve never turned blue in someone else’s bathroom. I consider that the height of bad manners.
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You get onstage and make other people feel happy. Make them feel good.
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When you’re 20, you can’t imagine being 30. When you’re 30, you can’t imagine being 40. When you’re 40, you can’t imagine being 100.
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If you’ve gotta think about being cool, you ain’t cool.
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I’m free of hypochondria– although I’ve got everything else.
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One of the great things about songwrighting; it’s not an intellectual experience.
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Rock and Roll: Music for the neck downwards.
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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.
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I have no idea what the audience makes of me.
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Some things get better with age. Like me.
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Songwriting’s a weird game.
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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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The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do.
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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 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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You don’t find a style. A style finds you.
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