And it was a very, very fruitful and great relationship between the Stones and The Beatles. It was very, very friendly.

My life is full of broken halos.

This is the rock 'n' roll life, and you had to invent it as you went along. There was no textbook to say how you operate this machinery.

I've got nothing against daylight. I don't live totally nocturnally. Only when I feel like it. Which is most of the time.

Art is the last thing I'm worried about when I'm writing a song. As far as I'm concerned, art is just short for 'Arthur.'

Treat each guitar track-and each song-completely different. For example, if I'm using a certain amp and guitar on one track, I'll deliberately use something else for the next tune or overdub.

If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use both feet.