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I thought it was ludicrous to take one of those gongs from the establishment...it's not what the Stones is about, is it? I don't want to step out on stage with someone wearing a fucking coronet and sporting the old ermine. I told Mick, It's a fucking paltry honour.

More from Keith Richards

  1. There are certain guys that are band players and there's certain guys that ain't. If there's anybody lazier than me, it's Eric (Clapton).
  2. I looked upon myself, in a sort of romantic and silly way, as like a laboratory.
  3. I thought rock and roll was an unassailable outlet for some pure and natural expression of rebellion. It used to be one channel you could t…
  4. I was number one on the Who's Likely To Die list for 10 years. I mean, I was really disappointed when I fell off the list.
  5. 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.
  6. I don't encourage anybody to do what I do, you know? Why should you? More for me!
  7. Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.
  8. Getting older is a fascinating thing. The older you get, the older you want to get.

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