After decades spent partying in a haze of alcohol and drugs, Richards will tell in his forthcoming autobiography that he has been quietly nurturing his inner bookworm. SHHH! Keith Richards, the grizzled veteran of rock’n’roll excess, has confessed to a secret longing: to be a librarian. It’s only books ’n’ shelves but I like it Post by Jesus Christ on Mar 31 st, 2010 at 1:59pm Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (October 26, 2010) Keith Richard brings us the story of a life we have all longed to know more of, unfettered, fearless, and true. Marriage, family, solo albums and Xpensive Winos, and the road that goes on forever. Bitter estrangement from Jagger and subsequent reconciliation. Tax exile in France, wildfire tours of the US, isolation and addiction. Creating immortal riffs like the ones in "Jumping Jack Flash" and "Honky Tonk Women." Falling in love with Anita Pallenberg and the death of Brian Jones. The Rolling Stones' first fame and the notorious drug busts that led to his enduring image an outlaw folk hero. Listening obsessively to Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records, learning guitar and forming a band with Mick Jagger and Brian Jones. Now, at last, the man himself tells his story of life in the crossfire hurricane. With the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the songs that roused the world, and he lived the original rock and roll life.
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