Some people think I’m a mythical genius, others think I’m a junkie madman.
KEITH RICHARDSThis is the rock ‘n’ roll life, and you had to invent it as you went along. There was no textbook to say how you operate this machinery.
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Poison’s not bad. It’s a matter of how much.
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Why would you want to be anything else if you’re Mick Jagger?
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I was number 1 on the who’s likely to die list for 10 years. I was really disappointed when I fell off that list.
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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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I have no idea what the audience makes of me.
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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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This is the rock ‘n’ roll life, and you had to invent it as you went along. There was no textbook to say how you operate this machinery.
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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.
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I’ve never turned blue in someone else’s bathroom. I consider that the height of bad manners.
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To me, the main thing about living on this planet is to know who the hell you are and be real about it. That’s the reason I’m still alive.
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I haven’t stopped smoking; anything.
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It’s an addiction and addiction is something I should know something about.
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I occasionally borrow pot from my kids. They do a little weed occasionally. ‘Here, Dad’ – or more likely, ‘Dad, have you got any?’
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It’s great to be here. It’s great to be anywhere.
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It’s one thing to play a Muddy Waters song. It’s another thing to play with him.
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