I haven’t stopped smoking; anything.
KEITH RICHARDSMusic is a necessity. After food, air, water and warmth, music is the next necessity of life.
More Keith Richards Quotes
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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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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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It might appear that nothing is happening, but that’s actually when it really happens.
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I’ve got nothing against daylight. I don’t live totally nocturnally. Only when I feel like it. Which is most of the time.
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Whatever side I take, I know well that I will be blamed.
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I look for ambiguity when I’m writing because life is ambiguous.
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One of the great things about songwrighting; it’s not an intellectual experience.
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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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You’ve got the sun, you’ve got the moon, and you’ve got the Rolling Stones.
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Rock and roll ain’t nothing but jazz with a hard backbeat.
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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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I don’t wave a flag for anything. I’m a musician.
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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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If you are going to get wasted, then get wasted elegantly.
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I like it here in Austin. Anybody got a room?
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