Poison’s not bad. It’s a matter of how much.
KEITH RICHARDSGeorge Jones is a national treasure and should be treated accordingly. A unique style so often emulated even inadvertently.
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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I’m all for a quiet life. I just didn’t get one.
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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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Guitar is easy, all it takes is 5 fingers, 6 strings and 1 a**hole.
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Yes, I’ve been trepanned. That’s quite an interesting experience, especially for my brain surgeon, who saw my thoughts flying around in my brain.
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Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters.
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It’s an addiction and addiction is something I should know something about.
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The electric guitar was vital in helping what I’ve achieved where would I be without it? Playing awfully quietly, for a start.
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My father. I snorted my father. He was cremated and I couldn’t resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow.
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I haven’t stopped smoking; anything.
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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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When you’re 20, you can’t imagine being 30. When you’re 30, you can’t imagine being 40. When you’re 40, you can’t imagine being 100.
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Why would you want to be anything else if you’re Mick Jagger?
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Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.
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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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