If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use both feet. Keith Richards More Quotes by Keith Richards More Quotes From Keith Richards We do what we want to do. We write songs. We try not to repeat ourselves too much. We have our own sound and our own way of doing things. Up until now it has always been enjoyable. None of the members have ever got to the point where they don't want to be involved in it ... It's not entirely possible for me to stand back and look at the Rolling Stones because being a part of it you can't. I wish that I could just sit in the audience for one night and see the show. Everyone in the band has said that at some point. But then you wouldn't be seeing the whole band. And that's the problem with that. Keith Richards writingsongnight Hey, we just enjoy it. I think we think we're getting the hang of this thing, you know? Keith Richards heyenjoythinking I looked upon myself, in a sort of romantic and silly way, as like a laboratory. Keith Richards laboratorysillyway It's basically against the whole idea of what always made rock&roll music interesting to me. I thought it was an unassailable outlet for some pure and natural expressions of rebellion. It was one channel you could take without havin' to kiss ass, you know? And right now it just seems like they're on a big daisy chain, each kissin' each other's asses. Keith Richards rockskissingexpression Preaching is tax free. Very little to do with God, a lot to do with money Keith Richards preachingtaxeslittles There's a certain moment when you realize that you've actually just left the planet for a bit and that nobody can touch you. . .When it works, baby, you've got wings. Keith Richards realizingwingsbaby It's good to be anywhere. Keith Richards The big rules of knife fighting are (a) do not try it at home, and (b) the whole point is never, ever use the blade. It is there to distract your opponent. While he stares at the gleaming steel, you kick his balls to kingdom come--he's all yours. Just a tip! Keith Richards knivesfightinghome I don't think rock n' roll songwriters should worry about art. I don't think it comes into it...as far as I'm concerned, Art is just short for Arthur. Keith Richards rocksartthinking Everything they’d been brought up not to do, they could do at a rock-and-roll show. Keith Richards rock-and-rollrocksshows It made me sick - my name's Keith Richards. It hardly makes it against Howlin' Wolf or Muddy Waters, does it? On my first guitar I had Boy Blue written - just pathetic. But that was as good as I got at the time. Keith Richards guitarblueboys It's really good to be here and as I always say, it's really good to be anywhere! Keith Richards I can sustain the impetus over the long tours we do is by feeding off the energy that we get back from an audience. That's my fuel. All i've got is this burning energy, especially when i've got a guitar in my hands. Keith Richards guitarlonghands When you're supported by millions all over the world, you can either go nuts, or try to feed off the goodwill. Keith Richards nutstryingworld I don't regret nuthin. Keith Richards dont-regretregret It's called the mysterious rhythm of life, ... I can't quite account for it. It's probably an addiction, quite honestly. I need that shot of stage every two or three years. Keith Richards rhythm-of-lifetwoyears Well, I'm not putting death on the agenda. I don't want to see my old friend Lucifer just yet. He's the guy I'm gonna see, isn't it? I'm not going to the Other Place, let's face it. Keith Richards old-friendsguyinteresting The electric guitar meant that you could have a band with a drummer and a couple of guitars. And that put a lot of horn players out of work. Keith Richards guitarcoupleplayer My father. I snorted my father. He was cremated and I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. Keith Richards blowlittlesfather I don't have a problem with drugs, I have a problem with policemen. Keith Richards policemendrugproblem
