To me, as long as we've known each other, I've always thought Mick's most brilliant thing was that he could work in an area two foot square and give a very exciting performance. Keith Richards More Quotes by Keith Richards More Quotes From Keith Richards My life is full of broken halos. Keith Richards halos broken life-is I consider my job [being a musician] is to have a little idea and nurture it and put it in some form that everybody else can understand and then sort of pass it on. It's really a passing through. In other words, you receive and you transmit. Keith Richards musician jobs ideas I only get ill when I give up drugs... I don't have a drug problem, I have a police problem. Keith Richards giving-up drug giving Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters. Keith Richards berries hero water The thing about being a songwriter, once you realize you are one, is that to provide ammo, you start to become an observer. ... You're constantly on the alert. That faculty gets trained in you over the years: observing people, how they react to one another, which in a way makes you weirdly distant. ... It's a little of Peeping Tom, being a song-writer. Keith Richards music song years I was number 1 on the who's likely to die list for 10 years...I was really disappointed when I fell off that list. Keith Richards lists numbers years Retire? I can't spell the word. I'd play in a wheelchair. Keith Richards wheelchairs play inspirational It's a privilege just to wake up to a new day. Keith Richards privilege wake-up new-day It’s one thing to play a Muddy Waters song. It’s another thing to play with him. Keith Richards play song water Most guys I know are assholes. I have some great asshole friends, but that's not the point. Friendship has got nothing to do with that. It's can you hang, can you talk about this without any feeling of distance between you? Friendship is the diminishing of distance between people. That's what friendship is, and to me it's one of the most important things in the world. Keith Richards distance guy people Some of my most outrageous nights- I can only believe actually happened because of corroborating evidence. No wonder I'm famous for partying! The ultimate party- if it's any good- you can't remember it. Keith Richards party night believe I never thought I was wasted, but I probably was. Keith Richards You're sitting with some guys, and you're playing and you go, "Ooh, yeah!" That feeling is worth more than anything. 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. You're elevated because you're with a bunch of guys that want to do the same thing as you. And when it works, baby, you've got wings. You know you've been somewhere most people will never get; you've been to a special place. Keith Richards wings baby people I don't wave a flag for anything. I'm a Keith Richards wave flags musician Fame has killed more very talented guys than drugs. Jimi Hendrix didn't die of an overdose, he died of fame. Keith Richards drug guy fame George Jones is a national treasure and should be treated accordingly. A unique style so often emulated even inadvertently. Keith Richards style treasure unique I look for ambiguity when I'm writing because life is ambiguous. Keith Richards life-is writing looks Why would you want to be anything else if you're Mick Jagger? Keith Richards jagger ifs want I don't like to go into the studio with all the songs worked out and planned before hand ... you've got to give the band something to use its imagination on as well. That can make a very ordinary song come alive into something totally different ... the X-factor - so important in rock and roll - which is the feel. Keith Richards rocks music song You've got the sun, you've got the moon, and you've got the Rolling Stones. Keith Richards rolling moon stones
