Quotes By Keith Richards

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

You have the sun, you have the moon, you have the air that you breathe - and you have the Rolling Stones!

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

Rock and Roll: Music for the neck downwards.

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.

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

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.

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.