Quotes from Mick Jagger

A lot of times songs are very much of a moment, that you just encapsulate. They come to you, you write them, you feel good that day, or bad that day.

I have never wanted to give up performing on stage, but one day the tours will be over.

You have to realize that everyone in a band is all more or less together, and everyone has their own niche, and some people lead in some ways, and some people lead in others.

I love country music, but I find it very hard to take it seriously. I also think a lot of country music is sung with the tongue in cheek, so I do it tongue in cheek.

I'd rather be dead than singing 'Satisfaction' when I'm forty-five.

It's heartening to return to live music, heartening for people like me in a band. It's a very traditional thing to return to. It re-validates the original form that we fell in love with.

You can't always get what you want.

Anarchy is the only slight glimmer of hope.

I came into music just because I wanted the bread. It's true. I looked around and this seemed like the only way I was going to get the kind of bread I wanted.

People have this obsession. They want you to be like you were in 1969. They want you to, because otherwise their youth goes with you. It's very selfish, but it's understandable.

I don't know if rock is dying. I wouldn't want to say that, but the world does change. Nothing stays the same.

I'd done a very long project on Bridges To Babylon. I was on the road for ages with that. When I came off the road, I thought, the next thing I want to do on my own.

We have a lot of secondary market problems in the U.K.; it's really bad there. And lots of artists are starting to participate in it, because they put the tickets up at a certain price, then the tickets get marked up by the secondary sellers, and someone else gets twice as much as you.

Boys, as far as England was concerned, were always the hard core. And you just know the guys like it. They want to be you. Some might be attracted to you without knowing it.

Polarization affects families and groups of friends. Its a paralyzing situation. A civil war of opinion.

I have a lot of songs, and I'd love to do some more recording with the band.

Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.

People love talking about when they were young and heard Honky Tonk Women for the first time. It's quite a heavy load to carry on your shoulders, the memories of so many people.

I believe we should encourage children to sing and play instruments from an early age.

I am not a librarian of my own work. It's a good thing not to be too involved with what you have done.

I never really studied business in school. I kind of wish I had, but how boring is that?

I don't really count myself as a very sophisticated businessperson. I'm a creative artist. All I know from business I've picked up along the way.

The Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has just published the story of her life. I confess that it is not in my reading table.

Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind.