Mick Taylor Quotes

If it wasn't for Mick, the group would've fallen apart a long time ago.

I didn't think of myself as a lead player, especially when we did live shows, because me and Keith used to switch around all the time. He'd take a lead, I'd play rhythm. Sometimes even within one song. It wasn't strict and regimented.

The Blues scene now is international. In the '50s it was purely something that you would hear in black clubs, played by black musicians, especially in America. But from the '60s onwards it changed.

I've never stopped learning.

I play the piano a lot at home. I write songs on the piano and guitar. I would like to actually play piano on stage. I don't think I'll get the chance for a while.

I suppose because I have a good ear, I could pick out harmonies and learn by ear. I still think that you have to have an ear for music to really be able to feel and understand what you're playing. You can learn by watching and listening to other people.

In this world, there's people like me, there's people like you. People like me eat people like you.

I have a really good band, and just returned from a short tour in California. It hasn't always gone that well.

I was very influenced by Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, both of whom I had the pleasure of playing with and becoming friends with.

These days there's so much technology and ways you can learn. There are videos and CD roms.

The most important thing is to follow your instinct and get involved with some friends who have similar tastes and aspirations and like music as much as you do.

I don't know why, but I never felt I was gonna stay with the Stones forever, even right from the beginning.

Altamont ... I remember all of that. That was an awful day.

The Beatles and The Stones were basically inspired by American Rhythm and Blues.

The Stones are a different kind of group. I realized that when I joined them. It's not really so much their musical ability, it's just they have a certain kind of style and attitude which is unique.

I certainly want to get back to the U.S. to play. It's such a big country. I've always liked playing there, and enjoyed living there. I lived in New York, LA, and Florida.

I never advise anyone to sacrifice something else because of music, but then I don't see why they would have to anyway.

It's sometimes impossible to fit in all the music we want to fit in, in an hour and 45 minute show.

Maybe if I go far enough back into my ancestry, I have African roots or something. I've got no idea.

It's frustrating actually, the time involved in getting something released these days. My new CD has actually been finished for a year. It's only now that it's being released.

It's nice to finally have a CD out which reflects my songwriting, my singing and the band that I have.