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I can't read music. That's not where I come from musically. I come strictly from feeling, and that feeling comes from rock & roll.

~Bobby Keys

Topics: Come Feeling Music Musically Read Rock Roll Strictly Where

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It doesn't matter how many times I've played 'Brown Sugar', I never get tired of playing it.

~Bobby Keys

Topics: Brown Get How How Many Times Many Matter Never Played Playing Sugar Times Tired

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It's pretty scripted on the road: very organised and compartmentalised, and that's the way it has to be with so many people involved in a Stones tour.

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Topics: Involved Many Organised People Pretty Road Scripted So Many People Stones Tour Very Way

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I first went on the road with the Rolling Stones in the year of our Lord, 1969. But my grandfather gave me away to a drummer when I was 15 years old.

~Bobby Keys

Topics: Away Drummer First Gave Grandfather Lord Me Old Our Our Lord Road Rolling Rolling Stones Stones Year Years

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Sometimes, I play a round of extremely poor golf.

~Bobby Keys

Topics: Extremely Golf Play Poor Round Sometimes

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I play with toys. I have one plane that travels with me. It travels with the equipment.

~Bobby Keys

Topics: Equipment Me Plane Play Toys Travels

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When you're not on the payroll, and you want to continue the Beverly Wilshire lifestyle, but you're only geared for a Holiday Inn existence, things are gonna catch up to you.

~Bobby Keys

Topics: Beverly Catch Continue Existence Geared Gonna Holiday Inn Lifestyle Only Payroll Things Up Want You

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John Lennon, who was a good friend of mine, he had one of the best senses of humor of any human being. And Keith Richards, fantastic sense of humor. They were smart, sharp. They had their own thoughts on matters.

~Bobby Keys

Topics: Any Being Best Fantastic Friend Good Good Friend Had He Human Human Being Humor John John Lennon Lennon Matters Mine Own Sense Sense Of Humor Senses Sharp Smart Thoughts Were Who

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I've never thought of my name at the top of the marquee in any particular terms other than, you know, slight bewilderment.

~Bobby Keys

Topics: Any Know Marquee Name Never Other Particular Slight Terms Than Thought Top You

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We just get up there and play rock-and-roll music, man. Everybody sweats and has a good time.

~Bobby Keys

Topics: Everybody Get Good Good Time Just Man Music Play Sweats Time Up

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: December 18th, 1943

Died: December 2nd, 2014

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