Some people think I’m a mythical genius, others think I’m a junkie madman.
KEITH RICHARDSI like it here in Austin. Anybody got a room?
More Keith Richards Quotes
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Anything you throw yourself into, you better get yourself out of.
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Guitar is easy, all it takes is 5 fingers, 6 strings and 1 a**hole.
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Retire? I can’t spell the word. I’d play in a wheelchair.
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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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A painter’s got a canvas. The writer’s got reams of empty paper. A musician has silence.
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You get onstage and make other people feel happy. Make them feel good.
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If you are going to get wasted, then get wasted elegantly.
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It’s an addiction and addiction is something I should know something about.
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Whatever side I take, I know well that I will be blamed.
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I’ve never had a problem with drugs. I’ve had problems with the police.
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Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.
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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.
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Music is a necessity. After food, air, water and warmth, music is the next necessity of life.
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It’s great to be here. It’s great to be anywhere.
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Why would you want to be anything else if you’re Mick Jagger?
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