Mick Jagger Quotes
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I never really studied business in school. I kind of wish I had, but how boring is that?
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I am pleased the Ministry of Culture is protecting the morals of expatriate bankers and their girlfriends.
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Of course, I do occasionally arouse primeval instincts, but I mean, most men can do that. They can't do it to so many. I just happen to be able to do it to several thousand people. It's fun to do that.
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Anyone taking heroin is thinking about taking heroin more than they're thinking about anything else. That's the general rule about most drugs.
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Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.
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Normally I am not so violent. Everything comes from the question: Where will I die? It is a strong concern.
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The elusive nature of love... it can be such a fleeting thing. You see it there and it's just fluttering and it's gone.
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I don't think enjoying life is an exclusive prerogative of young people.
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You can't always get what you want.
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Have I turned into a motorized preacher? We spend so much time in cars that if you don't try to get some experiences out of it, you can go crazy.
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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.
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I prefer to live in a rented house. No ties. Nothing around my neck. Just the minimum kind of bare comforts of home.
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I don't believe in original melodies. There are only so many computations of eight notes.
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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.
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I don't want to be singing Satisfaction when I'm 40.
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I don't believe in astrology. It's a lot of crap. I just think that's another thing you should throw out the window. Mysticism. Cheap. It's amazing that people still hang on to that after all these years.
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Too much is never enough.
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People think they know you. They know the things about you that you have forgotten.
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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.
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When we heard we were topping the bill over James Brown we couldn't believe it. We tried for two days to get it changed round - I mean you can't follow an act like that.
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I don't spend money on anything. I don't collect anything. I don't spend it on furniture.
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I liked John a lot. He was the one I really got on with the most. We weren't buddy-buddies but we were always friendly. But after the Beatles and the Stones stopped playing clubs, we didn't see each other that much until he separated from Yoko, around 1974. We got really friendly again. And when he went back with Yoko, he went into hibernation ... when I went to visit someone in the Dakota, I'd leave him a note saying: 'I live next door: I know you don't want to see anyone, but if you do, please call.' He never did.
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In England you're skewered on the altar of pop culture if you become pretentious.
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Rock & roll mostly is a very butch thing, and it appeals to one hard side of the masculine character. But I don't think the Rolling Stones are only a rock band. They can be other things. They can be very feminine.