Music is a necessity. After food, air, water and warmth, music is the next necessity of life.
KEITH RICHARDSMusic is a necessity. After food, air, water and warmth, music is the next necessity of life.
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The rock’s easy, but the roll is another thing.
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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.
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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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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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There’s a demon in me, and he’s still around. Without the dope, we have a bit more of a chat these days.
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Let me be clear about this. I don’t have a drug problem. I have a police problem.
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The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do.
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You get onstage and make other people feel happy. Make them feel good.
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I haven’t stopped smoking; anything.
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I never thought I was wasted, but I probably was.
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I don’t wave a flag for anything. I’m a musician.
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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.
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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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If you’re going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use both feet.
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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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