Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.
Keith Richards

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.
Keith Richards

Hey, we just enjoy it. I think we think we're getting the hang of this thing, you know?
Keith Richards

I have no idea what the audience makes of me.
Keith Richards

I look for ambiguity when I'm writing because life is ambiguous.
Keith Richards

I never thought I was wasted, but I probably was.
Keith Richards

I only get ill when I give up drugs.
Keith Richards

I've always been suspicious of TV, I've always found music and video to be an unhappy marriage.
Keith Richards

I've never had a problem with drugs. I've had problems with the police.
Keith Richards

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.
Keith Richards


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

It's an addiction... and addiction is something I should know something about.
Keith Richards

It's good to be anywhere.
Keith Richards

It's great to be here. It's great to be anywhere.
Keith Richards

Let me be clear about this. I don't have a drug problem. I have a police problem.
Keith Richards

Rock and Roll: Music for the neck downwards.
Keith Richards

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

The Stones in a club is still the ultimate rush.
Keith Richards

There's no substitute for live work to keep a band together.
Keith Richards

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