Keith Richards: Self
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Keith Richards : He's given me more headaches than Mick Jagger, you know. But, I still can't dislike him. You know, I can't. I mean, I love him.
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Keith Richards : When you work with Chuck you just got to be prepared for anything, anytime. Rehearse for 10 days, this goes this long, there's three solos, there's a piano solo here, and then you stop. Get onstage and *boom* out the window. Wing it!
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Chuck Berry : [after they've played I'm Through with Love] Shoulda been a jazz artist, Jack!
Keith Richards : [laughing] No money in it!
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Keith Richards : He decided to write a book and make a movie, right. And he opened the door and he thought he could just let a few people in and, goddammit, the whole world came in. He thought he could control how many came in; but, suddenly, he had to deal with the outside world flooded in. And that's maybe what's so intriguing about him. The more you find out about him, the less you know about him.
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Keith Richards : I know everybody was mad to take the gig on. No doubt they said it to you too. But, um, so, I ordered the straight jacket, allowed 6 to 8 weeks for delivery, and if anybody was going to do it, I wanted it to be me. I'm not so much a music director as an S&M director. Social & Musical director, is the polite way. It's the S&M band, you know.
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Keith Richards : There was something about the sound. The - the total - I don't even think Chuck realizes what he did. I don't think, maybe, I don't think he does. I mean, people sometimes don't, you know, Michelangelo probably thought he was third rate, too, you know. But, it was just such a total - that great sound - great rhythm - on top of all that there's a great total overall sound came off of the needle on that record, you know - all of the them. And the first one I heard, I think, was "Johnny B. Goode." But, that's when I knew what I really wanted to do.