Anything you throw yourself into, you better get yourself out of.
KEITH RICHARDSThe idea of retiring is like killing yourself. It’s almost like Hari Kari. I intend to live to a 100 and go down in history.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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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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Women are a beautiful complication, and I look forward to far more beauties and far more complications.
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If you’re going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use both feet.
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You don’t find a style. A style finds you.
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I have no idea what the audience makes of me.
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If you are going to get wasted, then get wasted elegantly.
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My life is full of broken halos.
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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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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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It might appear that nothing is happening, but that’s actually when it really happens.
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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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When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you.
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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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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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Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters.
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