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Rock and roll ain’t nothing but jazz with a hard backbeat.

Keith Richards

I 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.
KEITH RICHARDS

Encouragement Give Up Instrument People Play Try Writing
I looked upon myself, in a sort of romantic and silly way, as like a laboratory.
KEITH RICHARDS

Labor Myself Romantic Way
Poison’s not bad. It’s a matter of how much.
KEITH RICHARDS

Bad Poison Quantity
I’m free of hypochondria– although I’ve got everything else.
KEITH RICHARDS

Freedom Myself Sick
What’s the big deal about still working? Retirement age is sixty-five, and that’s at a normal job – and I ain’t there yet.
KEITH RICHARDS

Job Myself Normal Retirement Work
Retire? I can’t spell the word. I’d play in a wheelchair.
KEITH RICHARDS

Myself Play Retirement Spell Word
The public library is the great equaliser.
KEITH RICHARDS

Greatness Library One Liner Public
When I listen to what I did under the influence – 10 years of work – I don’t think it either enhanced or impaired me. It didn’t have that much to do with it.
KEITH RICHARDS

Influence Listening Myself Thinking Work
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.
KEITH RICHARDS

Guitar Music Point Popular Yourself
My father. I snorted my father. He was cremated and I couldn’t resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow.
KEITH RICHARDS

Blow Father Myself Resistance
You have the sun, you have the moon, you have the air that you breathe – and you have the Rolling Stones!
KEITH RICHARDS

Breathe Moon Sun Yourself
If you are going to get wasted, then get wasted elegantly.
KEITH RICHARDS

Alcohol Wasted Yourself
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 RICHARDS

Difference Known Myself Planning
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

History Ideas Myself Retirement
You’ve got the sun, you’ve got the moon, and you’ve got the Rolling Stones.
KEITH RICHARDS

Moon Stone Sun Yourself
We age not by holding on to youth, but by letting ourselves grow and embracing whatever youthful parts remain.
KEITH RICHARDS

Age Growth Ourselves Youth

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