Quotes from Keith Richards

I achieved everything I wanted to achieve by being in the Rolling Stones and making records.

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

Some things get better with age. Like me.

We age not by holding on to youth, but by letting ourselves grow and embracing whatever youthful parts remain.

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

To me, as long as we've known each other, I've always thought Mick's most brilliant thing was that he could work in an area two foot square and give a very exciting performance.

When I listen to what I did under the influence - 10 years of work - I don't think it either enhanced or impaired me. It didn't have that much to do with it.

Give me a guitar, give me a piano, give me a broom and string; I wouldn't get bored anywhere.

You see, to me, the art of music is listening to it, not playing it. The real art of it is hearing it.

I don't think rock n' roll songwriters should worry about art. I don't think it comes into it...as far as I'm concerned, Art is just short for Arthur.

The electric guitar meant that you could have a band with a drummer and a couple of guitars. And that put a lot of horn players out of work.

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

It's good to be anywhere.

If you've gotta think about being cool, you ain't cool.

I occasionally borrow pot from my kids. They do a little weed occasionally. 'Here, Dad' — or more likely, 'Dad, have you got any?'

I read the Bible sometimes, but it bores me to death. I just want to know what other people find so bloody fascinating.