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Keith Richards is an English musician, songwriter, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Renowned for his distinctive guitar riffs and enduring influence in rock music, he played a pivotal role in shaping the band’s legendary sound. He continues to inspire generations of musicians with his unique style and dedication to music. Here are 76 of his quotes:

Why would you want to be anything else if you're Mick Jagger? (Keith Richards)
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. View quote
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The rock's easy, but the roll is another thing... View quote
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It's really good to be here and as I always say, it's really good to be anywhere! View quote
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Preaching is tax free. Very little to do with God, a lot to do with money. View quote
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You've got the sun, you've got the moon, and you've got the Rolling Stones. View quote
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Give me a guitar, give me a piano, give me a broom and string; I wouldn't get bored anywhere. View quote
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I have no idea what the audience makes of me. View quote
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The Stones in a club is still the ultimate rush. View quote
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There are certain guys that are band players and there's certain guys that ain't. If there's anybody lazier than me, it's Eric (Clapton). View quote
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I thought rock and roll was an unassailable outlet for some pure and natural expression of rebellion. It used to be one channel you could take without ever havin' to kiss arse, you know? (Keith Richards)
Let me be clear about this. I don't have a drug problem. I have a police problem. View quote
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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? View quote
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It's an addiction... and addiction is something I should know something about. View quote
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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 screen. View quote
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I look for ambiguity when I'm writing because life is ambiguous. View quote
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To make a rock'n'roll record, technology is the least important thing. View quote
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When I listen to what I did under the influence - 10 years of work - I don't think it either enhanced or impaired me. It didn't have that much to do with it. View quote
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What interested me about Chuck Berry was the way he could step out of the rhythm part with such ease, throwing in a nice, simple riff, and then drop straight into the feel of it again. We used to play a lot more rhythm stuff. We'd do away with the differences between lead and rhythm guitar. You can't go into a shop and ask for a "lead guitar". You're a guitar player, and you play a guitar. View quote
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I've always been suspicious of TV, I've always found music and video to be an unhappy marriage. View quote
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Hey, we just enjoy it. I think we think we're getting the hang of this thing, you know? (Keith Richards)
There's no substitute for live work to keep a band together. View quote
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It's good to be anywhere. View quote
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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. View quote
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Rock and Roll: Music for the neck downwards. View quote
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Photo: Siebbi, CC BY 3.0
Occupation: British Musician
Born: December 18, 1943
Quotes count: 76
Wikipedia: Keith Richards

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