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Rolling Stones Quotes: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts about not stopping (1998)

Mick: “Every time you go out, I suppose it’s like testing yourself again. But I just find it enjoyable and challenging, and, you know, it’s not going to go on forever, is it? It can’t last forever, so I’m glad to be able to do it for as long as possible. In some ways, it’s a bit of a joke; but in other ways, people seem to really enjoy it. The audience really, really loves this stuff, so it makes me feel good about it… I want to continue to do music that I’m very involved with. I love performing and I don’t see why we can’t carry on doing it in various ways. It doesn’t always have to be exactly the same”

Keith: “My lifestyle and the way I look at the world evolved out of being on the road… Why stop? People reach creative peaks at different times and you never know when it’s going to come again. Especially with a team, with a band. So, in a way, I suppose the quest is: Let’s find out how long a rock and roll band can go. Nobody knows because the music’s not been around for that long. There’s a certain missionary sense that goes unspoken amongst us. And I’ve always felt that there’s a slight racial bias because if you’re white you’re not supposed to do it. If I was black, nobody would go on about how old I was, they’d say wonderful that he’s still going. They wouldn’t go on about thinning hairlines and wrinkles and all that crap” not stopping

Charlie: “It’s genuinely enjoyable what I do. It’s a lot of fun. Being in this band is a lot of fun. It’s bloody hard work. But it is a lot of fun. We are very lucky. We have a huge crowd of people who like us and they just love looking at Keith Richards and looking at Mick wiggling his arms. They’ve been doing it for 30 years”

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