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 RICHARDSFame has killed more very talented guys than drugs. Jimi Hendrix didn’t die of an overdose, he died of fame.
More Keith Richards Quotes
-
-
I’ve never had a problem with drugs. I’ve had problems with the police.
KEITH RICHARDS -
If you’re cool, you don’t know nothing about it. It just is, or you ain’t.
KEITH RICHARDS -
Nobody wants to get old, but nobody wants to die young either.
KEITH RICHARDS -
The electric guitar was vital in helping what I’ve achieved where would I be without it? Playing awfully quietly, for a start.
KEITH RICHARDS -
And then I think we realized, like any young guys, that blues are not learned in a monastery. You’ve got to go out there and get your heart broke and then come back and then you can sing the blues.
KEITH RICHARDS -
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.
KEITH RICHARDS -
Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters.
KEITH RICHARDS -
Some things get better with age. Like me.
KEITH RICHARDS -
It’s great to be here. It’s great to be anywhere.
KEITH RICHARDS -
There’s a demon in me, and he’s still around. Without the dope, we have a bit more of a chat these days.
KEITH RICHARDS -
What is life but playing with time?
KEITH RICHARDS -
It’s one thing to play a Muddy Waters song. It’s another thing to play with him.
KEITH RICHARDS -
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.
KEITH RICHARDS -
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 -
I was in awe sometimes listening to Mick Taylor . Everything was there in his playing – the melodic touch, a beautiful sustain and a way of reading a song.
KEITH RICHARDS






