Keith Richards Quotes

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

Work, Live, Together

This is the rock 'n' roll life, and you had to invent it as you went along. There was no textbook to say how you operate this machinery.
Keith Richards

Life, Rock, Along

You didn't know whether Chuck Berry was black or white - it was not a concern.
Keith Richards

Black, Whether, White

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

Enjoy, Getting, Hey

I achieved everything I wanted to achieve by being in the Rolling Stones and making records.
Keith Richards

Wanted, Making, Achieve

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.
Keith Richards

Trust, Good, General

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

Makes, Idea, Audience

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

Music, Marriage, Unhappy

I've never had my hair cut by anybody, I do it all myself.
Keith Richards

Hair, Anybody, Cut

If you say I'm great, thank you very much. But I know what I am. I could be better, man, you know?
Keith Richards

The Beatles were basically a vocal band.
Keith Richards

Band, Beatles, Vocal

When you're supported by millions all over the world, you can either go nuts, or try to feed off the goodwill.
Keith Richards

Try, Off, Either

You don't start to play your guitar thinking you're going to be running an organisation that will maybe generate millions.
Keith Richards

Thinking, Play, Guitar

You know, the BBC had not been particularly generous in its deliverance of blues and esoteric kinds of music.
Keith Richards

Music, Blues, Kinds

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.
Keith Richards

Work, Long, Give

Another thing to do with the blues is how they were recorded. They were done on the quick, and some of that stuff was made on wire, not even tape, let alone digital.
Keith Richards

Alone, Done, Another

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.
Keith Richards

Work, Influence, Listen

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.
Keith Richards

Fear, Game, Special

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Nationality: English

Born: December 18, 1943

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