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Everybody thinks you reach a certain age and you're a grownup, but it's not true. Nobody grows up until the day they croak.

Keith Richards

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Keith Richards
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: December 18
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I consider my job [being a musician] is to have a little idea and nurture it and put it in some form that everybody else can understand and then sort of pass it on. It's really a passing through. In other words, you receive and you transmit.
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About myself I have no great illusions. I know what I am. I know what I'm good at. I know what I ain't. I'm always hoping to surprise myself. But I do have a love of music and I do love to communicate it, and that's the best I can do, really. And I can raise a good family, too.
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To me, the main thing about living on this planet is to know who the hell you are and be real about it. That's the reason I'm still alive.
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I look for ambiguity when I'm writing because life is ambiguous.
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Art is the last thing I'm worried about when I'm writing a song. As far as I'm concerned, art is just short for 'Arthur.'
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True friends. Hardest thing to find, but you never look for them - they found you you just grow into each other
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When you're supported by millions all over the world, you can either go nuts, or try to feed off the goodwill.
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When I started, all I wanted to do was play like Chuck (Berry)
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I've never had my hair cut by anybody, I do it all myself.
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A painter's got a canvas. The writer's got reams of empty paper. A musician has silence.
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The big rules of knife fighting are (a) do not try it at home, and (b) the whole point is never, ever use the blade. It is there to distract your opponent. While he stares at the gleaming steel, you kick his balls to kingdom come--he's all yours. Just a tip!
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Songwriting's a weird game.
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Retire? I can't spell the word. I'd play in a wheelchair.
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Some of my most outrageous nights- I can only believe actually happened because of corroborating evidence. No wonder I'm famous for partying! The ultimate party- if it's any good- you can't remember it.
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Poison's not bad. It's a matter of how much.
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