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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.

Keith Richards

One of the great things about songwrighting; it’s not an intellectual experience.
KEITH RICHARDS

Experience Greatness Intellectual Oneself
You don’t find a style. A style finds you.
KEITH RICHARDS

Finding Style Yourself
It’s one thing to play a Muddy Waters song. It’s another thing to play with him.
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Himself Play
Music is a necessity. After food, air, water and warmth, music is the next necessity of life.
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Life Music Necessary Need
I mean some doctor told me I had six months to live and I went to their funeral.
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Death Funny Live Myself
I mean, give me a guitar, give me a piano, give me a broom and string, I wouldn’t get bored anywhere.
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Boredom Guitar Myself
I’m free of hypochondria– although I’ve got everything else.
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Freedom Myself Sick
Preaching is tax free. Very little to do with God, a lot to do with money.
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God Money Preach Tax
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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Day Demon Himself Myself
True friends. Hardest thing to find, but you never look for them – they found you ; you just grow into each other
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Each Other Finding Friendship True
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

Blue Learning Monastery Realize Sing Thinking
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
Music is a language that doesn’t speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions, and if it’s in the bones, it’s in the bones.
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Bone Emotion Language Music Talk Word
Rock and roll ain’t nothing but jazz with a hard backbeat.
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Hard Music Rock Roll
The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do.
KEITH RICHARDS

Disagreement Music Myself
I’m all for a quiet life. I just didn’t get one.
KEITH RICHARDS

Life Oneself Quiet

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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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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