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 JAGGERIt’s not selling out, it is called making lots of money.
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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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I think it’s very important that you have at least some sort of inner thing you don’t talk about. That’s why I find it distasteful when all these pop stars talk about their habits.
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I got nasty habits; I take tea at three.
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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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You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need.
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Well, don’t we all feel like jumping to the end of the world sometimes?
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He stole my music but he gave me my name.
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Don’t you think it’s sometimes wise not to grow up.
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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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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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I must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That’s why I tend to forget my songs.
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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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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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People are so brainwashed by the rules that they don’t know what really matters.
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