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Keith Richards says no to drugs

09/20/2006 4:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
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Keith Richards has quit drugs, claiming they're not strong enough anymore.

The Rolling Stones guitarist is famed for a history of narcotic experimentation across a rock 'n' roll career that has spanned some 40 years.

However, in a new interview, Richards, who underwent brain surgery earlier this year after an accident in Fiji, said he was finished with drugs.

"I think the quality's gone down. All they do is try and take the high out of everything," he told Q magazine.

"I don't like the way drugs now are working on your brain area instead of just through the blood stream. That's why I don't take any of them anymore."

However, Richards said he had enjoyed being treated after his accident, which prompted the cancellation of a string of Stones tour dates.

He said: "I've had a couple of weeks on morphine. I did try to squeeze a little bit more out of the night nurse. She was very accommodating."

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