Any performer is one person privately and then he's another person when he steps on the stage. Mick Jagger More Quotes by Mick Jagger More Quotes From Mick Jagger Americans shocked me by their behavior and their narrow-mindedness. Mick Jagger narrow-mindednessshockedbehavior One song isn't going to ever change things, but I suppose it's the accumulation of music generally [that is]. If you can imagine a world that has no music in it, it would be a very different world, so music does change the world by virtue of all the music in it. Cumulative music of every kind, from banging a drum to playing a flute or recording symphonies, or singing 'War, what is it good for?' All those things change the whole way we live. Mick Jagger symphonysongwar Dandelions don't tell no lies. Mick Jagger dandelionslying 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 rare-momentslevelsmight That's one of the good things about a lot of the young British bands, they are mixing all styles of music. I think that's very good because that's very now. Mick Jagger mixingstylethinking Life's just a cocktail party - on the street. Mick Jagger cocktail-partiescocktailsparty Well, don't we all feel like jumping to the end of the world sometimes? Mick Jagger jumpingsometimesworld I can't get no satisfaction. Mick Jagger i-cansatisfaction I liked John a lot. He was the one I really got on with the most. We weren't buddy-buddies but we were always friendly. But after the Beatles and the Stones stopped playing clubs, we didn't see each other that much until he separated from Yoko, around 1974. We got really friendly again. And when he went back with Yoko, he went into hibernation ... when I went to visit someone in the Dakota, I'd leave him a note saying: 'I live next door: I know you don't want to see anyone, but if you do, please call.' He never did. Mick Jagger hibernationfriendlydoors 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. Mick Jagger flutteringfleetinggone I, personally, have a lot of energy, so I don't see it as an immediate problem. Mick Jagger energyproblem 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. Mick Jagger shouldsaidremember Of course we're doing it for the money. We've always done it for the money. Mick Jagger coursesmusicdone All dancing is a replacement for sex. Mick Jagger replacementsdancingsex The only performance that makes it, that really makes it, that makes it all the way, is the one that achieves madness. Mick Jagger achievemadnessway 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. Mick Jagger starsimportantthinking Thank you for leaving us alone but giving us enough attention to boost our egos. Mick Jagger thanksgivingthank-youteacher I don't think that being in a full-time relationship is necessarily for everybody all of the time. It's not necessarily some state of grace. Mick Jagger statesgracethinking Anyone taking heroin is thinking about taking heroin more than they're thinking about anything else. That's the general rule about most drugs. Mick Jagger heroindrugthinking Normally I am not so violent. Everything comes from the question: Where will I die? It is a strong concern. Mick Jagger concernviolentstrong
