Retire? I can’t spell the word. I’d play in a wheelchair.
KEITH RICHARDSIf you say I’m great, thank you very much. But I know what I am. I could be better, man, you know?
More Keith Richards Quotes
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You have the sun, you have the moon, you have the air that you breathe – and you have the Rolling Stones!
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I’ve never had a problem with drugs. I’ve had problems with the police.
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Songwriting’s a weird game.
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I haven’t stopped smoking; anything.
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Everybody’s got a different way of telling a story – and has different stories to tell.
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To me, life is a wild animal. You hope to deal with it when it leaps at you.
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Rock and roll ain’t nothing but jazz with a hard backbeat.
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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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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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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.
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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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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.
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The 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.
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Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters.
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