Anything you throw yourself into, you better get yourself out of.
KEITH RICHARDSI 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.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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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’s got a different way of telling a story – and has different stories to tell.
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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.
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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.
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No broken hearts, no broken necks.
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Some people think I’m a mythical genius, others think I’m a junkie madman.
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Retire? I can’t spell the word. I’d play in a wheelchair.
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Fame has killed more very talented guys than drugs. Jimi Hendrix didn’t die of an overdose, he died of fame.
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Poison’s not bad. It’s a matter of how much.
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You can’t accuse me of anything I haven’t already confessed to.
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I mean some doctor told me I had six months to live and I went to their funeral.
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Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters.
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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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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.
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I’m all for a quiet life. I just didn’t get one.
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