288 Quotes by Keith Richards

Songwriting's a weird game. I never intended to become one - I fell into this by mistake, and I can't get out of it. It fascinates me. I like to point out the rawer points of life.

You get onstage and make other people feel happy. Make them feel good.

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

I only get ill when I give up drugs

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

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

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.

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

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