Keith Richards Quotes

Keith Richards is an English musician and songwriter, born in 1943. He is a guitarist and founder member of the Rolling Stones.

This is a collection of quotes by Keith Richards.

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A painter's got a canvas. The writer's got reams of empty paper. A musician has silence.
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Do you have to be black or white to play the blues?
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Give me a guitar, give me a piano, give me a broom and string; I wouldn't get bored anywhere.
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I only get ill when I give up drugs.
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I'm not getting old. I'm evolving.
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I've never had a problem with drugs. I've had problems with the police.
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I've never tried to achieve anything. I achieved everything I wanted to achieve by being in the Rolling Stones and making records.
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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.
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If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use both feet.
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It's good to be anywhere.
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It's great to be here. It's great to be anywhere.
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Nobody wants to get old, but nobody wants to die young either.
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Songwriting's a weird game.
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The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do.
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The truth is we're both pretty lousy, but together we're better than ten others.
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When deciding who is the best guitar player, Keith or Ronnie Wood.

To make a rock'n'roll record, technology is the least important thing.
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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.
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You didn't know whether Chuck Berry was black or white - it was not a concern.
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You have the sun, you have the moon, you have the air that you breathe - and you have the Rolling Stones!
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You're never grown up.
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