It's a privilege just to wake up to a new day. Keith Richards More Quotes by Keith Richards More Quotes From Keith Richards There's a demon in me, and he's still around. Without the dope, we have a bit more of a chat these days. Keith Richards dope these-days demon The idea of retiring is like killing yourself. It's almost like Hari Kari. I intend to live to a 100 and go down in history. Keith Richards killing-yourself killing ideas The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do. Keith Richards disagree band I'm all for a quiet life. I just didn't get one. Keith Richards quiet-life quiet And then I think we realized, like any young guys, that blues are not learned in a monastery. You've got to go out there and get your heart broke and then come back and then you can sing the blues. Keith Richards guy heart thinking Some people think I'm a mythical genius, others think I'm a junkie madman. Keith Richards music people thinking I never sleep alone. If there is no one to sleep next to, I'll sleep next to a stuffed animal. It makes me feel secure and safe. It's a little embarrassing to admit it; I'm an old man now. It's important to me though. Keith Richards sleep animal men I am not doing it just for the money or for you.I am doing it for me. Keith Richards I like it here in Austin. Anybody got a room? Keith Richards austin rooms To a musician or songwriter, your canvas is silence. Keith Richards canvas musician silence But I've always felt very comfortable on stage, even if I screw up. It always felt like a dog, this is my turf, piss around it. While I'm here, nothing else can happen. All I can do is screw up. Otherwise, have a good time. Keith Richards screw-ups good-times dog If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use both feet. Keith Richards teeth use feet But I'm not here just to make records and money. I'm here to say something and to touch other people, sometimes in a cry of desperation: "Do you know this feeling? Keith Richards records feelings people What is it that makes you want to write songs? In a way you want to stretch yourself into other people’s hearts. You want to plant yourself there, or at least get a resonance, where other people become a bigger instrument than the one you’re playing. It becomes almost an obsession to touch other people. To write a song that is remembered and taken to heart is a connection, a touching of bases. A thread that runs through all of us. A stab to the heart. Sometimes I think songwriting is about tightening the heartstrings as much as possible without bringing on a heart attack. Keith Richards taken running song You can't accuse me of anything I haven't already confessed to. Keith Richards havens Rock and Roll: Music for the neck downwards. Keith Richards rock-n-roll rock-and-roll rocks [joking about the length of the Rolling Stones' career] You have the sun, you have the moon, you have the air that you breathe - and you have the Rolling Stones! Keith Richards rolling moon air About myself I have no great illusions. I know what I am. I know what I'm good at. I know what I ain't. I'm always hoping to surprise myself. But I do have a love of music and I do love to communicate it, and that's the best I can do, really. And I can raise a good family, too. Keith Richards good-family music-love surprise Let me be clear about this. I don't have a drug problem. I have a police problem. Keith Richards police drug problem I was in awe sometimes listening to Mick Taylor . Everything was there in his playing - the melodic touch, a beautiful sustain and a way of reading a song. Keith Richards reading song beautiful
