Of course we’re doing it for the money. We’ve always done it for the money.
MICK JAGGERI 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.
More Mick Jagger Quotes
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You don’t have to bathe every day to look clean. It’s just an illusion.
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Thank you for leaving us alone but giving us enough attention to boost our egos.
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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.
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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 have to sing every day so you can build up to being, you know, Amazingly Brilliant.
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Don’t take life too seriously and always remember: it is just a passing fad.
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My secrets must be poetic to be believable.
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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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Anarchy is the only slight glimmer of hope.
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Any performer is one person privately and then he’s another person when he steps on the stage.
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Americans shocked me by their behavior and their narrow-mindedness.
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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.
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Normally I am not so violent. Everything comes from the question: Where will I die? It is a strong concern.
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I’d rather be dead than singing “Satisfaction” when I’m forty-five.
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I got nasty habits; I take tea at three.
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