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If you’re really on some heavily addictive drug, you think about the drug, and everything else is secondary. You try and make everything work, but the drug comes first.

Mick Jagger

It’s not selling out, it is called making lots of money.
MICK JAGGER

Fame Money Perspective Rich
People think they know you. They know the things about you that you have forgotten.
MICK JAGGER

Forget People Thinking Yourself
I never really studied business in school. I kind of wish I had, but how boring is that?
MICK JAGGER

Boredom Business Myself Study
Music should elevate you. You can be raised, or left stranded. You can’t be raised all the time, in my experience. This might be a rare moment. You might just go up to that level but that’s always good.
MICK JAGGER

Goodness Moments Music Raise Rare Stand Yourself
The past is a great place and I don’t want to erase it or to regret it, but I don’t want to be its prisoner either.
MICK JAGGER

Greatness Past Place Prison Regret Yourself
I don’t really mind criticism in music or in shows and stuff like that at all. I mean, it doesn’t really worry me even if it’s like out of place. At least it’s relevant.
MICK JAGGER

Criticism Mindset Myself Place Worry
I don’t only like rock music. There are other forms of music that I find interesting. I would want to do everything, every kind of music. I wouldn’t want to be limited to like playing heavy metal or whatever.
MICK JAGGER

Choice Limitation Music Myself Play Preference
I don’t want to be a rock star all my life. I couldn’t bear to end up like Elvis Presley in Las Vegas with all those housewives and old ladies coming in with their handbags.
MICK JAGGER

Life Stardom
I’d rather be dead than singing “Satisfaction” when I’m forty-five.
MICK JAGGER

Death Satisfaction Sing
People are so brainwashed by the rules that they don’t know what really matters.
MICK JAGGER

Brain People Rule
My secrets must be poetic to be believable.
MICK JAGGER

Believe Myself Poetry Secret
Americans shocked me by their behavior and their narrow-mindedness.
MICK JAGGER

Attitude Behavior Mindset Myself Surprise
I think people are afraid to express their opinions half the time.
MICK JAGGER

Afraid Expression Fear Myself People Thinking Time
Everyone knows what their roots are, but you’ve got to explore everywhere. You’ve got to explore the sky too.
MICK JAGGER

Exploration Root Sky Travel Yourself
I enjoy doing different kinds of things. I just enjoy being not tied too much. I feel that I’m tied to myself as a kind of traditional musician and a singer, and the history that I have ties me down.
MICK JAGGER

Different Enjoyment History Kind Music Myself Sing Tradition Type
People have this obsession. They want you to be like you were in 1969. They want you to, because otherwise their youth goes with you. It’s very selfish, but it’s understandable.
MICK JAGGER

Obsession People Selfish Understand Yourself Youth
Normally I am not so violent. Everything comes from the question: Where will I die? It is a strong concern.
MICK JAGGER

Attitude Myself Strong Thinking Violence
Too much is never enough.
MICK JAGGER

Enough One Liner
I always think it’s better to be not taking drugs or drinking or anything. That’s not saying I’ve never done it because I have. But I sort of learned I think after a while there has been – it didn’t take me that long to realize that it wasn’t a good thing.
MICK JAGGER

Better Goodness Learning Myself Thinking
Well, don’t we all feel like jumping to the end of the world sometimes?
MICK JAGGER

Death End Feeling World
I believe we should encourage children to sing and play instruments from an early age.
MICK JAGGER

Age Believe Children Encouragement Myself Play Sing
Time is on my side, yes it is.
MICK JAGGER

Belief Inspirational Myself Side Time
I got nasty habits; I take tea at three.
MICK JAGGER

Habit Myself Tea
There’s no absolutes in life – only vodka.
MICK JAGGER

Alcohol Life One Liner
Any performer is one person privately and then he’s another person when he steps on the stage.
MICK JAGGER

Himself Performance Person Private Stage
You have to sing every day so you can build up to being, you know, Amazingly Brilliant.
MICK JAGGER

Brilliant Build Practice Sing Yourself
I came into music just because I wanted the bread. It’s true. I looked around and this seemed like the only way I was going to get the kind of bread I wanted.
MICK JAGGER

Kind Music Myself True

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