December 7, 2011
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1 I was asked last night who my fave musician is.
2 Wow.
3 Loaded question. At the moment?
4 How would you answer that?
5 Right now, in the moment?
6 Keith Richards.
7 It took some thought, I must say.
8 But for now? Keith.
9 I have this marvelous book I got last Christmas. It is called What Would Keith Richards Do?
10 The author is Jessica Pallington West.
11 The entire book is based on the wisdom of Keith Richards.
12 She fills the book with what I shall define as "Keithisms".
13 Please allow me to introduce some of these wonderful life witticisms by the inimatable Keith. The following quotes come from the mouth of a twenty-first century avatar:
14 "It's good to see you. In fact, it's good to see anyone."
15 "It's the search that's important... it doesn't matter if you're successful or famous... it's that nobody picks up on it. That's the world's greatest epitaph: 'Rest in peace--he passed it on.' "
16 "All the crap you go through, I mean, how bad is it, really?"
17 "Love wears a white Stetson."
18 "I went to art school, which means I don't know shit about art but I know how to advertise."
19 "I am the next Mickey Mouse--look out."
20 "The greats are the greats. They know who they are."
21 "Everybody should be born with a guitar--there'd be far less suicides."
22 "You've got to be looking forward to something."
23 "I feel very hopeful about the future. I find it all very enjoyable with a few peak surprises thrown in."
24 "I don't agree with the saying, 'You can count your real friends on one hand.' It that's so, then you ain't farming the right acres, because frinds are everywhere."
25 "You can't accuse me of anything I haven't already confessed to."
26 "Some things get better with age. Like me."
27 "Getting old is a fascinating thing. The older you get, the older you want to get."
28 That's it. Short stack.
29 Peace.
~H~
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