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.
KEITH RICHARDSYou know, the BBC had not been particularly generous in its deliverance of blues and esoteric kinds of music.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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Whatever side I take, I know well that I will be blamed.
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One minute I’m standing at Ronnie Scott’s getting a standing ovation and the next minute, I’m on a marble slab
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I don’t regret nothing.
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Some people think I’m a mythical genius, others think I’m a junkie madman.
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The Stones in a club is still the ultimate rush.
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I only get ill when I give up drugs. I don’t have a drug problem, I have a police problem.
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It’s great to be here. It’s great to be anywhere.
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Rock and Roll: Music for the neck downwards.
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To a musician or songwriter, your canvas is silence.
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Songwriting’s a weird game.
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Preaching is tax free. Very little to do with God, a lot to do with money.
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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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You don’t find a style. A style finds you.
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I’m all for a quiet life. I just didn’t get one.
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George Jones is a national treasure and should be treated accordingly. A unique style so often emulated even inadvertently.
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