Keith Richards's a pleasure to work with, much more mellow. Keith Richards's open to more ideas, whereas before I'd kind of grit my teeth and go,' Keith Richards's gon na give me some s ** t for saying this.' Now, Keith Richards'll say,' That's cool, man.'.

Ronnie Wood

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I can't be left unsupervised. by Ronnie Wood

I can't be left unsupervised.

I'm a Gemini, so I have a great time with the other guy. by Ronnie Wood

I'm a Gemini, so I have a great time with the other guy.

other-guys guy time

I still feel 29. Maybe I should act my age more, but I just can't... by Ronnie Wood

I still feel 29. Maybe I should act my age more, but I just can't.

should age feels

When I first started all this, it was mostly music fans that came along, Stones fans. But now, I'm being taken seriously. I've got highfalutin art collectors and everything!

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Let's face it: I paint well. I know it, you know it. There's no a... by Ronnie Wood

Let's face it: I paint well. I know it, you know it. There's no arguing really, is there?

paint faces arguing

I have a lot of growing up to do. But I think, 'Hell, is it too l... by Ronnie Wood

I have a lot of growing up to do. But I think, 'Hell, is it too late?'

growing-up too-late thinking

I'm a diplomat by nature. I help find the middle ground. I crack a joke and use humour to help resolve potentially vicious situations quickly. It gets things in perspective and helps everyone to see that things aren't as bad as they seem.

cracks perspective use

During the Eighties, when I was hurting for money, I thought, "Hang on a minute - I can paint." I was living in New York and I thought it would get the grocery money coming in, and it escalated from there.

paint hurt new-york

All of us can't wait to get out there whatever way. by Ronnie Wood

All of us can't wait to get out there whatever way.

When I'm left on my own I'm my own worst enemy. by Ronnie Wood

When I'm left on my own I'm my own worst enemy.

left worst-enemy my-own

Having loved the Stones all the time I was growing up, I wasn't about to see them go and split up. It got very close to it in the 80s, when Mick thought that Keith hated him and vice versa.

growing-up vices time

Mick has expressed an interest in coming to the gallery tonight because he's seen me behaving myself lately. He is being much more supportive, which is nice.

supportive tonight nice

I am a big fan of the Impressionists, and in my school days, I was inspired by Caravaggio, Velazquez and Rembrandt.

inspired fans school

When I get intimate with my paintings, it's a real good spiritual thing to get off my chest. Same as playing the instruments is a great release.

painting real spiritual

The blues echoes right through into soul, R&B and hip hop. It's part of the make-up of modern music. You can't turn your back on the blues.

echoes hip-hop soul

Nowadays you can record on your laptop with Pro Tools, which I do... by Ronnie Wood

Nowadays you can record on your laptop with Pro Tools, which I do quite often.

records laptops tools

There's a basic rule which runs through all kinds of music, kind of an unwritten rule. I don't know what it is. But I've got it.

music kind running

Married life is absolutely brilliant. by Ronnie Wood

Married life is absolutely brilliant.

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The last show we played, I was straight as a die. It did feel weird not to be hiding behind alcohol or dope, but being focused was... good.

dope alcohol lasts

People often get the wrong impression of Mick. The clever businessman is just one side of Mick. The other side is the same as the rest of us, a true rocker!

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