Science & Tech Quote by Ron Wood

Wood’s line lands like a roadie’s aside that accidentally explains half of rock mythology: the Rolling Stones aren’t just a band, they’re an endurance sport, and Keith Richards is the misleading benchmark. Calling Keith “a human machine” flatters him, sure, but it also slyly demotes everyone else to disposable parts. The joke is that the myth of the indestructible rocker isn’t merely exaggerated - it’s contagious.

The intent reads practical and protective, the way veterans talk when they’ve watched newbies get hurt. Wood isn’t moralizing about excess so much as puncturing a specific delusion: proximity to a legend makes people think they’ve inherited the legend’s biology. “They all thought they could do the same” carries the quiet punchline that they couldn’t, and the costs were predictable. It’s peer pressure without a bully; the bully is the story everyone wants to live inside.

Context matters: touring culture, especially at the Stones’ scale, is a machine designed to keep the show running while bodies fray. Keith becomes both symbol and alibi - the proof that the pace is survivable, until it isn’t. Wood’s metaphor also hints at class and labor inside rock stardom: a few rare constitutions (and teams) can absorb abuse, while everyone else is expected to perform toughness as if it’s a transferable skill. The wit is in its bluntness: rock’s most glamorous image doubles as its most dangerous misunderstanding.