I have never wanted to give up performing on stage, but one day the tours will be over.

Rock & roll mostly is a very butch thing, and it appeals to one hard side of the masculine character. But I don't think the Rolling Stones are only a rock band. They can be other things. They can be very feminine.

People think they know you. They know the things about you that you have forgotten.

The music's rehearsed a lot. All people think about is, they think, in rock 'n' roll, they get the music off right and they think it's okay standing, looking macho. Well, it's not. That's boring. If you want to be a performer you've got to do a lot more work than that.

I don't like drugs. I think cocaine is a very bad, habit-forming bore. It's about the most boring drug ever invented.

I am pleased the Ministry of Culture is protecting the morals of expatriate bankers and their girlfriends.

Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind.