The big rules of knife fighting are (a) do not try it at home, and (b) the whole point is never, ever use the blade. It is there to distract your opp….

You're always learning about this thing everytime you pick it up.

The thing about being a songwriter, once you realize you are one, is that to provide ammo, you start to become an observer. ... You're constantly on….

You know, the BBC had not been particularly generous in its deliverance of blues and esoteric kinds of music..

Poison's not bad. It's a matter of how much..

I only get ill when I give up drugs... I don't have a drug problem, I have a police problem..

And it was a very, very fruitful and great relationship between the Stones and The Beatles. It was very, very friendly..

Music works in mysterious ways. Once it goes in you have no idea what it can do to you..

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

It’s one thing to play a Muddy Waters song. It’s another thing to play with him..

If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use both feet..

I consider my job [being a musician] is to have a little idea and nurture it and put it in some form that everybody else can understand and then sort….

True friends. Hardest thing to find, but you never look for them - they found you ; you just grow into each other.

If you're gonna get wasted, get wasted elegantly..

Hey, we just enjoy it. I think we think we're getting the hang of this thing, you know?.

You've got the sun, you've got the moon, and you've got the Rolling Stones..

It's a privilege just to wake up to a new day..

You don't start to play your guitar thinking you're going to be running an organisation that will maybe generate millions..

The idea of retiring is like killing yourself. It's almost like Hari Kari. I intend to live to a 100 and go down in history..

Rock and roll ain't nothing but jazz with a hard backbeat..

To me, the main thing about living on this planet is to know who the hell you are and be real about it. That's the reason I'm still alive..