Top 47 Quotes by Keith Richards

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

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

The Beatles were basically a vocal band.

I only get ill when I give up drugs.

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

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

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.

Yes, I've been trepanned. That's quite an interesting experience, especially for my brain surgeon, who saw my thoughts flying around in my brain.

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.

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