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If you say I’m great, thank you very much. But I know what I am. I could be better, man, you know?

Keith Richards

I personally believe that most people that play an instrument would be able to write a few songs here and there. But they say, “I tried, I can’t do it” and give up and don’t try it again; they get too discouraged.
KEITH RICHARDS

Encouragement Give Up Instrument People Play Try 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
Love has sold more songs than you’ve had hot dinners.
KEITH RICHARDS

Food Love Song Yourself
You don’t find a style. A style finds you.
KEITH RICHARDS

Finding Style Yourself
George Jones is a national treasure and should be treated accordingly. A unique style so often emulated even inadvertently.
KEITH RICHARDS

National Treasure Unique
I mean some doctor told me I had six months to live and I went to their funeral.
KEITH RICHARDS

Death Funny Live Myself
Rock and Roll: Music for the neck downwards.
KEITH RICHARDS

Music Neck Rock Role
I never thought I was wasted, but I probably was.
KEITH RICHARDS

Alcohol Myself Wasted Time
The public library is the great equaliser.
KEITH RICHARDS

Greatness Library One Liner Public
Whatever side I take, I know well that I will be blamed.
KEITH RICHARDS

Blame Known Myself Side
We all have our own personal laboratories. Life is an experiment, and it’s just a matter of getting the alchemical or chemical combination right.
KEITH RICHARDS

Combination Experiment Life Personal Right
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.
KEITH RICHARDS

Affect Belong Growth Library Place Yourself
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
It’s one thing to play a Muddy Waters song. It’s another thing to play with him.
KEITH RICHARDS

Himself Play
I don’t trust doctors. It’s not to say there ain’t some good ones, but on a general level, no, I wouldn’t trust ’em at all.
KEITH RICHARDS

Doctor Goodness Myself Trust

If you say I’m great, thank you very much. But I know what I am. I could be better, man, you know?

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