With the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the
riffs, the lyrics and the songs that roused the world,
and over four decades he lived the original rock and
roll life: taking the chances he wanted, speaking his
mind, and making it all work in a way that no one before
him had ever done. Now, at last, the man himself tells
us the story of life in the crossfire hurricane. And
what a life. Listening obsessively to Chuck Berry and
Muddy Waters records as a child in post-war Kent.
Learning guitar and forming a band with Mick Jagger and
Brian Jones. The Rolling Stones' first fame and success
as a bad-boy band. The notorious Redlands drug bust and
subsequent series of confrontations with a nervous
establishment that led to his enduring image as outlaw
and folk hero. Creating immortal riffs such as the ones
in 'Jumping Jack Flash' and 'Street Fighting Man' and
'Honky Tonk Women'. Falling in love with Anita
Pallenberg and the death of Brian Jones. Tax exile in
France, wildfire tours of the US, 'Exile on Main Street'
and 'Some Girls'. Ever increasing fame, isolation and
addiction. Falling in love with Patti Hansen.
Estrangement from Mick Jagger and subsequent
reconciliation.Solo albums and performances with his
band the Xpensive Winos. Marriage, family and the road
that goes on for ever. In a voice that is uniquely and
intimately his own, with the disarming honesty that has
always been his trademark, Keith Richards brings us the
essential life story of our times. |
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