Some people think I'm a mythical genius, others think I'm a junkie madman. — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
What Muddy Waters did for us is what we should do for others. It's the old thing, what you want written on… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
A painter's got a canvas. The writer's got reams of empty paper. A musician has silence. — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
“Wild Horses" started in a B-minor chord, and Stu didn't play minor chords, "fucking Chinese music.” — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
You see, to me, the art of music is listening to it, not playing it. The real art of it is hearing… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
Music is a necessity. After food, air, water and warmth, music is the next necessity of life. — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do. — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
You know, the BBC had not been particularly generous in its deliverance of blues and esoteric kinds of music. — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
Good music comes out of people playing together, knowing what they want to do and going for it. You have to sweat… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
I consider my job [being a musician] is to have a little idea and nurture it and put it in some form… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
About myself I have no great illusions. I know what I am. I know what I'm good at. I know what I… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
“La gente me pregunta "por qué no lo dejas?". El hecho es que no me puedo retirar hasta que no estire la… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
... I don't like to go into the studio with all the songs worked out and planned before hand ... you've got… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
There's something beautifully friendly and elevating about a bunch of guys playing music together. This wonderful little world that is unassailable. It's… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
“We were in Mississippi. We’d been playing this music, and it had all been very respectful, but then we were actually there… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
The thing about being a songwriter, once you realize you are one, is that to provide ammo, you start to become an… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
What is it that makes you want to write songs? In a way you want to stretch yourself into other people’s hearts.… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
It's basically against the whole idea of what always made rock&roll music interesting to me. I thought it was an unassailable outlet… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
It’s one thing to play a Muddy Waters song. It’s another thing to play with him. — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
Music works in mysterious ways. Once it goes in you have no idea what it can do to you. — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
Music is a language that doesn’t speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions, and if it’s in the bones, it’s in… — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
I mean, give me a guitar, give me a piano, give me a broom and string, I wouldn't get bored anywhere. — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
I've always been suspicious of TV, I've always found music and video to be an unhappy marriage. — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
If you stay up, you get the songs that everyone else misses because they're asleep. — Keith Richards Copy Share Image
“When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public… — Keith Richards Copy Share
“Wild Horses" started in a B-minor chord, and Stu didn't play minor chords, "fucking Chinese music.” — Keith Richards Copy Share
“And you listen to some of that meticulous Mozart stuff and Vivaldi and you realize that they knew that too. They knew when to… — Keith Richards Copy Share
Everybody's got a different way of telling a story - and has different stories to tell. — Keith Richards Copy Share
Let me be clear about this. I don't have a drug problem. I have a police problem. — Keith Richards Copy Share
It's called the mysterious rhythm of life, ... I can't quite account for it. It's probably an addiction, quite honestly. I need that shot… — Keith Richards Copy Share
I don't encourage anybody to do what I do, you know? Why should you? More for me! — Keith Richards Copy Share
The idea of retiring is like killing yourself. It's almost like Hari Kari. I intend to live to a 100 and go down in history. — Keith Richards Copy Share
“La gente me pregunta "por qué no lo dejas?". El hecho es que no me puedo retirar hasta que no estire la pata. Creo… — Keith Richards Copy Share
Before Elvis, everything was in black and white. Then came Elvis. Zoom, glorious Technicolor. — Keith Richards Copy Share
But I've always felt very comfortable on stage, even if I screw up. It always felt like a dog, this is my turf, piss… — Keith Richards Copy Share
![“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.” quote by Keith Richards](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/9b7/keith-richards-1996_form_i-consider-my-job-being-a-musician-is-to_2951789.png)
