The best 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.

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.

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Strange medical news from Pakistan: A man had a successful organ transplant with a dog. They gave the man a dog's organ. In a related story today, Keith Richards was seen chasing a mailman.

Craig Kilborn

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I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
With flowers and my love, both never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Like a newborn baby, it just happens every day

The Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black, Album: Aftermath

I was 'round when Jesus Christ
Had his moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that Pilate
Washed his hands and sealed his fate

The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil, Album: Beggars Banquet

Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields
Sold in the market down in New Orleans
Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright
Hear him whip the women just around midnight

The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar, Album: Sticky Fingers

Time can tear down a building or destroy a woman's face
Hours are like diamonds, don't let them waste
Time waits for no one, no favors has he
Time waits for no one, and he won't wait for me

The Rolling Stones - Time Waits For No One, Album: It's Only Rock 'n Roll

You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes
Well, you might find
You get what you need

The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want, Album: Let It Bleed

Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game

The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil, Album: Beggars Banquet

Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind.

Mick Jagger

Dreaming

The past is a great place and I don't want to erase it or to regret it, but I don't want to be its prisoner either.

Mick Jagger

Past

You wake up in the morning and you look at your old spoon, and you say to yourself, 'Mick, it's time to get yourself a new spoon.' And you do.

Mick Jagger

I must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That's why I tend to forget my songs.

Mick Jagger

I got nasty habits; I take tea at three.

Mick Jagger

A telephone survey says that 51 percent of college students drink until they pass out at least once a month. The other 49 percent didn't answer the phone.

Craig Kilborn

College

Democrats were quick to point out that President Bush's budget creates a 1 trillion dollar deficit. The White House quickly responded with "Hey, look over there, it's Saddam Hussein."

Craig Kilborn

George W. Bush

Songs are as sad as the listener.

Jonathan Safran Foer in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Music Sad Quotes

If it's illegal to rock and roll, throw my ass in jail!

Kurt Cobain

Music Rock 'n' Roll

Love is like a flower; even the most beautiful one dies eventually.

Till Lindemann

Love Flowers

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.

Elvis Presley

Truth Sun

Someone will always be prettier.
Someone will always be smarter.
Someone will always be younger.
But they will never be you.

Freddie Mercury

Character

This skull between my ears, that is a bad neighbourhood. I should not be in there alone.

Chester Bennington

Depression

Someday we'll look back on this and it will all seem funny.

Bruce Springsteen

There's nothing glorious in dying. Anyone can do it.

John Lydon

It's better to burn out, than to fade away.

Neil Young

If you end up with a boring, miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it.

Frank Zappa

Character Self-Confidence

Let's play it f*cking loud!

Bob Dylan

In her own good land here she's been abused
She's been burned, dishonored, denied an' refused
And the government for which she stands
Has scandalized throughout the land
And she's getting thread bare, and she's wearin' thin
But she's in good shape, for the shape she's in
Cause she's been through the fire before
And I believe she can take a whole lot more

Johnny Cash - Ragged Old Flag, Album: Ragged Old Flag

USA

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.

Jimi Hendrix

Love Peace Power

You can't go through life and leave things the way they are. We can all make a difference, and if I die today, I know I made a difference.

Gene Simmons

I'm thankful for each and every day. We never know when time is up.

Chuck Berry

Gratitude Positive Quotes

Some a-hole leaks it online and I'm like, you know, looking at the guy in the mirror brushing my teeth, "Dude, what have you done? This could be punishable by law!" But the internet forced the studio to say, "We're gonna make this movie", and 24 hours later, that movie had a green light.

Ryan Reynolds - September 2025

Deadpool

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