People think they know you. They know the things about you that you have forgotten.
MICK JAGGERMusic 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.
More Mick Jagger Quotes
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If you’re the singer in the band, you always get more attention than anyone else.
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You have to sing every day so you can build up to being, you know, Amazingly Brilliant.
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It’s all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back.
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I got nasty habits; I take tea at three.
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In England they always try out new mobile phones in Isle of Man. They’ve got a captive society. So I said, you should try the legalization of all drugs on the Isle of Man and see what happens.
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Time is on my side, yes it is.
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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.
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I must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That’s why I tend to forget my songs.
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The only performance that makes it, that really makes it, that makes it all the way, is the one that achieves madness.
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My mother has always been unhappy with what I do. She would rather I do something nicer, like be a bricklayer.
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I remember when I was very young, I read an article by Fats Domino which has really influenced me. He said, ‘You should never sing the lyrics out very clearly.
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He stole my music but he gave me my name.
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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.
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You can’t be jealous and be a leader.
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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.
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