I must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That's why I tend to forget my songs. — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
We have recorded songs on the same day that were released years later in other albums. — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
I have a lot of songs, and I'd love to do some more recording with the band. — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
I see songwriting as having to do with experience, and the more you've experienced, the better it is. But it has to… — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
You have to write a song around this specific character or to enhance a specific scene. A lot of other craft goes… — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
The Beatles were so big that it's hard for people not alive at the time to realize just how big they were. — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
A lot of times songs are very much of a moment, that you just encapsulate. They come to you, you write them,… — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
You start out playing rock 'n' roll so you can have sex and do drugs, but you end up doing drugs so… — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
I don't know if rock is dying. I wouldn't want to say that, but the world does change. Nothing stays the same. — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
I remember when I was very young, I read an article by Fats Domino which has really influenced me. He said, 'You… — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
No matter what Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious do, they can't be more disgusting than The Rolling Stones are in an orgy… — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
Music should elevate you. You can be raised, or left stranded. You can't be raised all the time, in my experience. This… — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
Writing a song is like - you're writing a song all the time. It's just when it pops out. It's been there… — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
Quite often when I record a song, writing it and making a demo is the big thing and, after that, I think,… — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
One song isn't going to ever change things, but I suppose it's the accumulation of music generally [that is]. If you can… — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
I'm interested in feedback and learning what people want. It's a tricky thing for me when I do a set list. You… — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
I liked John a lot. He was the one I really got on with the most. We weren't buddy-buddies but we were… — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
When you write songs, you have to like them yourself first, but then you have to make everyone else like them, because… — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
You have to realize that everyone in a band is all more or less together, and everyone has their own niche, and… — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
I read the most extravagant things about people who suffer and depress because of things written about them. — Mick Jagger Copy Share
Normally I am not so violent. Everything comes from the question: Where will I die? It is a strong concern. — Mick Jagger Copy Share
Starting off in music, the purpose of it was not to become like well known on the street and be famous. You know, I… — Mick Jagger Copy Share
Country music... doesn't bend notes in the same way, so I suppose it's very English, really. Even though it's been very Americanized, it feels… — Mick Jagger Copy Share
My father was furious with me, absolutely furious. I'm sure he wouldn't have been so mad if I'd have volunteered to join the army.… — Mick Jagger Copy Share
Iraq has lost 5 percent of its population, a number that in the U.S. would equal 14 million people. — Mick Jagger Copy Share
People love talking about when they were young and heard Honky Tonk Women for the first time. It's quite a heavy load to carry… — Mick Jagger Copy Share
If you are British, you soon get used to people not loving you. The Irish remind us of offenses from 100 years ago. Perhaps… — Mick Jagger Copy Share
I didn't have any inhibitions. I saw Elvis and Gene Vincent, and I thought, "Well, I can do this." And I liked doing it. — Mick Jagger Copy Share
Either we stay at home and become pillars of the community or we go out and tour. We couldn't really find any communities that… — Mick Jagger Copy Share
That's one of the good things about a lot of the young British bands, they are mixing all styles of music. I think that's… — Mick Jagger Copy Share
I haven't had the time to plan returning to the scene because I haven't left it. — Mick Jagger Copy Share
The only performance that makes it, that really makes it, that makes it all the way, is the one that achieves madness. — Mick Jagger Copy Share
![“One song isn't going to ever change things, but I suppose it's the accumulation of music generally [that is]. If you can imagine a world that has no music in it, it would be a very different world, so music does change the world by virtue of all the music in it. Cumulative music of every kind…” quote by Mick Jagger](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ce7/mick-jagger-1929_accumulation_one-song-isn-t-going-to-ever-change-thin_1095049.jpg)
