I am a big fan of the Impressionists, and in my school days, I was inspired by Caravaggio, Velazquez and Rembrandt.
I have been rich, and I have been broke. Some of it is my fault for choosing bad management and making bad investments. But that is life - we all take risks.
I find it hard to get old and hard to say, 'No.'
I love to go to Ireland just to relax.
Most white Americans only discovered the blues with the British invasion.
I still feel 29. Maybe I should act my age more, but I just can't.
I always want to rock.
I used to worry, 'I've lost my family.' They hated me for a while, but they're very resilient.
We're great, Jo and me. We're pals, and I guess sex has a lot to do with it. She's also brilliant at clearing a room. So protective, so devoted. I can't believe how much she loves me.
I'm a diplomat by nature. I help find the middle ground. I crack a joke and use humour to help resolve potentially vicious situations quickly. It gets things in perspective and helps everyone to see that things aren't as bad as they seem.
We do things on an exchange basis in the music business - it keeps the wheels turning. That's how I can get people like Slash, Flea and Kris Kristofferson on my album. Collaboration should be done through trades rather than charging each other a fortune.
You don't make solo albums to have hits.
There's a basic rule which runs through all kinds of music, kind of an unwritten rule. I don't know what it is. But I've got it.
When I'm left on my own I'm my own worst enemy.
When I first started all this, it was mostly music fans that came along, Stones fans. But now, I'm being taken seriously. I've got highfalutin' art collectors and everything!
When I first saw Jo, I said boom, that was it, because I'm a one-woman man.
What can I say, I'm an alcoholic. It's what I do.
They say you can smoke 400 cigs a day and drink 20 cups of coffee, but you can't have a line or a drink again.
People often get the wrong impression of Mick. The clever businessman is just one side of Mick. The other side is the same as the rest of us, a true rocker!
My dad lived till he was 78, my mum was in her 80s, and I've got two uncles who are in their 90s now.
