Quotes By Keith Richards

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Songwriting's a weird game.

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

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.

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.

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

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

The Beatles were basically a vocal band.