I've managed to avoid tattoos so far. Mick Jagger More Quotes by Mick Jagger More Quotes From Mick Jagger I don't really count myself as a very sophisticated businessperson. I'm a creative artist. All I know from business I've picked up along the way. Mick Jagger creativitycreativeartist Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts. Mick Jagger patriotismreactionswar 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. Mick Jagger drugphonesmen Killing for ideas is the most dangerous form of killing at all. Being willing to die for your ideas rather than your country is another concept, but dying for an idea, like in religion, is absurd. Mick Jagger dyingcountryideas Biographies of British pop celebrities are terrible. Mick Jagger britishpopsbiographies I suppose you do think about the time that's allotted to you more than when you were younger. The mortality thing obviously has a stronger pull for you. It's an imminent truth; it's not necessarily a bad thing. You realize - much earlier than my age now - that you won't be able to play for England's football team, just to take a really crass example. So you can't have that life again. Unless you believe in reincarnation or whatever. Reincarnation? That's a whole other question. I find people who talk about that sort of thing in interviews idiotic. And I don't want to go down with them. Mick Jagger teamfootballbelieve You don't have to bathe every day to look clean. It's just an illusion. Mick Jagger illusion No matter what Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious do, they can't be more disgusting than The Rolling Stones are in an orgy of biting. Mick Jagger rolling-stonesdisgusting I don't think there's anything wrong with having sex, you know. At any age. Mick Jagger agethinking I don't believe in original melodies. There are only so many computations of eight notes. Mick Jagger melodybelieve Boys, as far as England was concerned, were always the hard core. And you just know the guys like it. They want to be you. Some might be attracted to you without knowing it. Mick Jagger guyknowingboys People don't bother to check with anything anymore. They just like to speculate in print. We like fact-checking! Mick Jagger checksfactspeople I am not a librarian of my own work. It's a good thing not to be too involved with what you have done. Mick Jagger librariangood-thingsdone Right now I can't be sure that I will be back on stage. We have been touring for two years and that is way too much. Mick Jagger too-muchtwoyears The terrible attack in Manhattan has given place to a burst of patriotism in the United States. Mick Jagger manhattanunited-statesgiven There's no great technical expertise in being a movie producer. Mick Jagger expertiseproducers We have recorded songs on the same day that were released years later in other albums. Mick Jagger albumssongyears I don't believe in having bands for solo records. Mick Jagger bandmusicbelieve Samba rhythm is a great one to sing on, but it's also got some other suggestions in it, an undercurrent of being primitive - because it is a primitive African, South American, Afro-whatever-you-call-that rhythm. So to white people, it has a very sinister thing about it. Mick Jagger suggestionswhitepeople It's heartening to return to live music, heartening for people like me in a band. It's a very traditional thing to return to. It re-validates the original form that we fell in love with. Mick Jagger bandreturnpeople
