The Rolling Stones Quotes
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I think people are afraid to express their opinions half the time.
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You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need.
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I have never wanted to give up performing on stage, but one day the tours will be over.
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I had a wonderful time with the Stones but after 31 years, I thought it was time to move on.
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I don't have one kid who is going to strike out 15, but that's OK. I think we are solid defensively.
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No matter what Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious do, they can't be more disgusting than The Rolling Stones are in an orgy of biting.
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It's wet from all the guitar players crying.
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I can't be left unsupervised.
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I couldn't bear to end up like Elvis Presley in Las Vegas with all those housewives and old ladies coming in with their handbags.
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Whatever side I take, I know well that I will be blamed.
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Thank you for leaving us alone but giving us enough attention to boost our egos.
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I'm free of hypochondria-- although I've got everything else.
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I certainly want to get back to the US to play. It's such a big country. I've always liked playing there, and enjoyed living there. I lived in New York, LA, and Florida.
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Hey, we just enjoy it. I think we think we're getting the hang of this thing, you know?
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One song isn't going to ever change things, but I suppose it's the accumulation of music generally [that is]. If you can imagine a world that has no music in it, it would be a very different world, so music does change the world by virtue of all the music in it. Cumulative music of every kind, from banging a drum to playing a flute or recording symphonies, or singing 'War, what is it good for?' All those things change the whole way we live.
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I should think that being my old lady would be all the satisfaction or career any woman needs.
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Music is a language that doesn’t speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions, and if it’s in the bones, it’s in the bones.
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My father was furious with me, absolutely furious. I'm sure he wouldn't have been so mad if I'd have volunteered to join the army. Anything but this. He couldn't believe it. I agree with him: It wasn't a viable career opportunity.
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There are things that I am very proud of and there are things that you are not so proud of. But I think that applies to any musician.
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It's called the mysterious rhythm of life, ... I can't quite account for it. It's probably an addiction, quite honestly. I need that shot of stage every two or three years.
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I had to learn chord shapes... I bought books with chord charts. I used to listen to all kinds of pop music.Mick Tay
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People also like partnerships because they can identify with the drama of two people in partnership. They can feed off a partnership, and that keeps people entertained. Besides, if you have a successful partnership, it's self-sustaining.
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And it was a very, very fruitful and great relationship between the Stones and The Beatles. It was very, very friendly.
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I suppose you do think about the time that's allotted to you more than when you were younger. The mortality thing obviously has a stronger pull for you. It's an imminent truth; it's not necessarily a bad thing. You realize - much earlier than my age now - that you won't be able to play for England's football team, just to take a really crass example. So you can't have that life again. Unless you believe in reincarnation or whatever. Reincarnation? That's a whole other question. I find people who talk about that sort of thing in interviews idiotic. And I don't want to go down with them.