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Some people think I’m a mythical genius, others think I’m a junkie madman.

Keith Richards

I 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 RICHARDS

Difference Known Myself Planning
A painter’s got a canvas. The writer’s got reams of empty paper. A musician has silence.
KEITH RICHARDS

Canvas Musician Painter Paper Silence
I only get ill when I give up drugs. I don’t have a drug problem, I have a police problem.
KEITH RICHARDS

Drugs Give Up Myself Police Problem
To me, life is a wild animal. You hope to deal with it when it leaps at you.
KEITH RICHARDS

Animal Life Wild Yourself
What Muddy Waters did for us is what we should do for others. It’s the old thing, what you want written on your tombstone as a musician: ‘He passed it on.’
KEITH RICHARDS

Himself Musician Old Water Writing
[John] Belushi was an extreme experience even by my standards.
KEITH RICHARDS

Experience Myself Standard
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.
KEITH RICHARDS

Guitar Music Point Popular Yourself
I’ve never had my hair cut by anybody, I do it all myself.
KEITH RICHARDS

Hairs Myself
When I listen to what I did under the influence – 10 years of work – I don’t think it either enhanced or impaired me. It didn’t have that much to do with it.
KEITH RICHARDS

Influence Listening Myself Thinking Work
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.
KEITH RICHARDS

Alone Embarrassment Man Myself Old Secure Sleep
Fame has killed more very talented guys than drugs. Jimi Hendrix didn’t die of an overdose, he died of fame.
KEITH RICHARDS

Death Fame Kill Talent
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?
KEITH RICHARDS

Desperate Feeling Money People Record Touch Yourself
I’m not getting old I’m evolving.
KEITH RICHARDS

Evolution Myself Old
Music is a necessity. After food, air, water and warmth, music is the next necessity of life.
KEITH RICHARDS

Life Music Necessary Need
I occasionally borrow pot from my kids. They do a little weed occasionally. ‘Here, Dad’ – or more likely, ‘Dad, have you got any?’
KEITH RICHARDS

Children Father Occasion Yourself
The Stones in a club is still the ultimate rush.
KEITH RICHARDS

Rush Stone Ultimate

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