Quotes by Keith Richards

“If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use two feet.”

“Music is a language that doesnt speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions, and if its in the bones, its in the bones.”

“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 oth...”

“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.”

“Classic of '43. Don't knock it. A Vintage year.”

“Keith Richards on change"It's gotta go up and down. Otherwise, you won't know the difference. It would be just a bland, straight line, like lookin' at a heart machine. And when that straight line h...”

“...I take the view that God, in his infinite wisdom, didn't bother to spring for two joints - heaven and hell. They're the same place, but heaven is when you get everything you want and you meet Mo...”

“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. The public library is a g...”

“I've never had inner turmoil about all this. You find a lot of people these days who cannot stand to be alone. You could lock me up in solitary for weeks on end, and I'd keep myself amused.”

“I'm glad to be here. I'm glad to be anywhere.”

“I cant imagine what other people think cold turkey is like. It is fucking awful. On the scale of things, its better than having your leg blown off in the trenches. Its better than starving to death...”

“Good music comes out of people playing together, knowing what they want to do and going for it. You have to sweat over it and bug it to death. You can't do it by pushing buttons and watching a TV s...”

“You have the sun, you have the moon, you have the air that you breathe - and you have the Rolling Stones!”

“Rock and Roll: Music for the neck downwards.”

“The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do.”

“Yes, I've been trepanned. That's quite an interesting experience, especially for my brain surgeon, who saw my thoughts flying around in my brain.”

“To me, my biggest fear is getting a big head, and that is when I get the hammer. Because it's very easy in this game to believe you're something special.”

“I don't trust doctors. It's not to say there ain't some good ones, but on a general level, no, I wouldn't trust 'em at all.”

“To make a rock'n'roll record, technology is the least important thing.”

“And it was a very, very fruitful and great relationship between the Stones and The Beatles. It was very, very friendly.”