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" 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. "

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" The Stones in a club is still the ultimate rush. "

" You didn't know whether Chuck Berry was black or white - it was not a concern. "

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

" Good music comes out of people playing together, knowing what they want to do and going for it. You have to sweat over it and bug it to death. You can't do it by pushing buttons and watching a TV screen. "

" I don't trust doctors. It's not to say there ain't some good ones, but on a general level, no, I wouldn't trust 'em at all. "

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" I've never had a problem with drugs. I've had problems with the police. "

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" I've always been suspicious of TV, I've always found music and video to be an unhappy marriage. "

" About myself I have no great illusions. I know what I am. I know what I'm good at. I know what I ain't. I'm always hoping to surprise myself. But I do have a love of music and I do love to communicate it, and that's the best I can do, really. And I can raise a good family, too. "

" Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll. "

" I've never tried to achieve anything. I achieved everything I wanted to achieve by being in the Rolling Stones and making records. "

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" I've never had my hair cut by anybody, I do it all myself. "

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

" To me, my biggest fear is getting a big head, and that is when I get the hammer. Because it's very easy in this game to believe you're something special. "

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

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" I have no idea what the audience makes of me. "

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