If you've gotta think about being cool, you ain't cool. Keith Richards More Quotes by Keith Richards More Quotes From Keith Richards There was a knock on our dressing-room door. Our manager shouted, 'Keith! Ron! The Police are here!' Oh, man, we panicked, flushed everything down the john. Then the door opened and it was Stewart Copeland and Sting. Keith Richards humorous men funny Music is a language that doesn’t speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions, and if it’s in the bones, it’s in the bones. Keith Richards emotion language speak I've never had a problem with drugs. I've had problems with the police. Keith Richards alcohol music humor When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you. Keith Richards growing-up god inspirational Music is a necessity. After food, air, water and warmth, music is the next necessity of life. Keith Richards next air water True friends. Hardest thing to find, but you never look for them - they found you ; you just grow into each other Keith Richards found-you true-friend looks If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music. Keith Richards rock-and-roll rocks guitar It might appear that nothing is happening, but that's actually when it really happens. Keith Richards happens opportunity might I'm not getting old I'm evolving. Keith Richards getting-old evolve Some things get better with age. Like me. Keith Richards like-me get-better age I'm free of hypochondria-- although I've got Keith Richards Anything you throw yourself into, you better get yourself out of. Keith Richards You don't find a style. A style finds you Keith Richards well-dressed style guitar If you are going to get wasted, then get wasted Keith Richards ifs I never plan anything, which is probably the difference between Mick and myself. Mick needs to know what he's gonna do tomorrow and I'm just happy to wake up to see who's hanging around. Mick's rock and I'm roll. Keith Richards rocks differences needs You see, to me, the art of music is listening to it, not playing it. The real art of it is hearing it. Keith Richards loneliness real art To me, the main thing about living on this planet is to know who the hell you are and be real about it. That's the reason I'm still alive. Keith Richards hell alive real It's great to be here. It's great to be anywhere. Keith Richards keep-going bad-day What is life but playing with time? Keith Richards what-is-life There's something beautifully friendly and elevating about a bunch of guys playing music together. This wonderful little world that is unassailable. It's really teamwork, one guy supporting the others, and it's all for one purpose, and there's no flies in the ointment, for a while. And nobody conducting, it's all up to you. It's really jazz__that's the big secret. Rock and roll ain't nothing but jazz with a hard backbeat. Keith Richards rock-and-roll rocks teamwork
