Any performer is one person privately and then he’s another person when he steps on the stage.
MICK JAGGERI 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.
More Mick Jagger Quotes
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Of course we’re doing it for the money. We’ve always done it for the money.
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It’s not selling out, it is called making lots of money.
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The elusive nature of love it can be such a fleeting thing. You see it there and it’s just fluttering and it’s gone.
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Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind.
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Time is on my side, yes it is.
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I believe we should encourage children to sing and play instruments from an early age.
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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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Everyone knows what their roots are, but you’ve got to explore everywhere. You’ve got to explore the sky too.
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People think they know you. They know the things about you that you have forgotten.
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I love country music, but I find it very hard to take it seriously. I also think a lot of country music is sung with the tongue in cheek, so I do it tongue in cheek.
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I don’t know if rock is dying. I wouldn’t want to say that, but the world does change. Nothing stays the same.
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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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If you’re the singer in the band, you always get more attention than anyone else.
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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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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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