If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.
Another thing to do with the blues is how they were recorded. They were done on the quick, and some of that stuff was made on wire, not even tape, let alone digital.
You've got the sun, you've got the moon, and you've got the Rolling Stones.
You have the sun, you have the moon, you have the air that you breathe - and you have the Rolling Stones!
I achieved everything I wanted to achieve by being in the Rolling Stones and making records.
I've never tried to achieve anything. I achieved everything I wanted to achieve by being in the Rolling Stones and making records.
Songwriting's a weird game.
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.
Yes, I've been trepanned. That's quite an interesting experience, especially for my brain surgeon, who saw my thoughts flying around in my brain.
I've always been suspicious of TV, I've always found music and video to be an unhappy marriage.
The Beatles were basically a vocal band.
