Life is a memoir covering keith richardss life, starting with his childhood in dartford, kent, through to his success with the rolling stones and his current life in connecticut. With his trademark disarming honesty, keith richard brings us the story of a life we have all longed to know more of, unfettered, fearless, and true. Its hard to imagine a celebrity memoiror any memoir for that matterthat is as easy to drink in so to speak as. A life, a 2001 memoir of gabriel josipovicis mother. Keith richards on his remarkable new memoir, life rolling stone. Keith richards memoir, life, is a great read on so many levels and for so many reasons i dont know where to begin. Mar 12, 2020 keith richards memoir, life, is a great read on so many levels and for so many reasons i dont know where to begin. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. May 03, 2011 the longawaited autobiography of keith richards, guitarist, songwriter, singer, and founding member of the rolling stones.
The main characters of this music, biography story are richard leher, bill gober. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading life. He begins in his hometown of kent, in the uk, and moves through the entire history of the band, from the 1960s to the present. Life keith richards, a 2010 memoir by the rolling stones guitarist keith richards. Le livre est disponible en telechargement numerique et a ete publie en format e book. A true and towering original, he has always walked his own path, spoken his mind, and done things his own way. Throughout his story, he talks about writing, recording, traveling, going on tours, meeting lovers, and various run ins with the. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read life. As the legendary guitarist for the rolling stones, keith richards has done more, been more and seen more than you or i will ever dream of, and reading his autobiography, life, should awaken. The first edition of the novel was published in 2010, and was written by keith richards.
But the book will also dazzle the uninitiated, who. These cookies will be used globally for purposes such as analytics, personalisation, site functionality and serving ads. Keith richards booklist keith richards message board. Keith richardss memoir gives us a timecapsule feel for the madness that was life on the road with the rolling stones. Life by keith richards 2010, hardcover for sale online ebay. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Pdf life book by keith richards free download 564 pages. Published in october 2010, in hardback, audio and ebook formats, the book. Written by keith richards, james fox, audiobook narrated by johnny depp, joe hurley. Now, at last, the man himself tells his story of life in the crossfire hurricane. These cookies will be used globally for purposes such as analytics, personalisation, site.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 564 pages and is available in hardcover format. Life by keith richards 2011, paperback for sale online. Although he claims hes been clean since the 80s, theres plenty of dirt and disturbance from the keith richards annals to fill an encyclopedia set. Oct 26, 2010 the longawaited autobiography of keith richards, guitarist, songwriter, singer, and founding member of the rolling stones. Richards discusses how he got into playing the guitar, the type of music he focused on, records he and mick listened to, groupies, and more.
Life by keith richards, the most famous survivor of them all, breaks with this tradition insofar as it contains excess aplenty but hardly any despair and very little redemption. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. William leith london evening standard funny, poignant, brutally honest, engagingly colloquial, life is pure keith richards, as good a rock memoir as you are likely to read. This is a very interesting book that covers everything you want to know about becoming a musiciansongwriter. What consumed most of keith richards life was drugs. In celebration of his 75 years, take a look at some of his famous quotes. Apr 06, 2019 description of life by keith richards pdf. Life by richards, keith with james fox and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Entitled life, the richards opus is essentially plotted out chronologically, which should work just fine for those many music fans who may have paid more attention to richards contemporarieslennon, mccartney, jaggerand probably overlooked the particulars of the rolling stones musical masterminds beginnings. Life is a memoir by the rolling stones guitarist keith richards, written with the assistance of journalist james fox. Its hard to imagine a celebrity memoiror any memoir for that matterthat is as easy to drink in so to speak as keith richardss life.
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. Forget the sex and drugs only rocknroll can still get keith richards up in the morning, writes sean ohagan. The first reason may actually qualify this book as a selfhelp tome for those who carry around a ton of guilt regarding a past full of bad choices. Dec 18, 2018 rolling stone keith richards turns 75 tuesday. The book opens on a scene of richards nearly being arrested with. With the rolling stones, keith richards created the songs that roused the world, and he lived the original rock and roll life. So there are a lot of other aspects of his life here, and even though there is a fair amount of. Life by keith richards 2010, hardcover for sale online. A natural history of the first four billion years of life on earth, a 1997 natural history by richard fortey. Indeed, when hes not slagging or praising, richards provides useful life pointers, from how to keep several packs of dogs in different places to the virtues of open guitar tunings. Keith richards and james fox are the authors of this magnificent book. Keith richards on his remarkable new memoir, life rolling.
Imagine if mick jagger responded to keith richards about his. In the book life, richards said beatles singer john lennon could never. The publishers bio of the author reads, keith richards was born in england in 1943 and founded the rolling stones with mick jagger in 1962. Keith richards, johnny depp et le musicien joe hurley. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Imagine if mick jagger responded to keith richards about his new autobiography. Imagine if mick jagger responded to keith richards about. Published in october 2010, in hardback, audio and e book formats, the book chronicles richards love of music, charting influences from his mother and maternal grandfather, through his discovery of blues music, the founding of the rolling stones, his often turbulent relationship. The title of richards book is a simple, accurate description of the contents. Keith richards has 81 books on goodreads with 166318 ratings. Here at last, in his own words, is the story of keith richards. A rock and roll memoir of unparalleled candor and insight, life is the ultimate insiders view of the music legend himself. There just might be a god after all, because without divine intervention keith richards would not still be. Its hard to imagine a celebrity memoiror any memoir for that matterthat is as easy to drink in so to speak as keith richards s life.
Listening obsessively to chuck berry and muddy waters records. Funny, poignant, brutally honest, engagingly colloquial, life is pure keith richards, as good a rock memoir as you are likely to read. Nov 14, 2010 as the legendary guitarist for the rolling stones, keith richards has done more, been more and seen more than you or i will ever dream of, and reading his autobiography, life, should awaken. The longawaited autobiography of keith richards, guitarist, songwriter, singer, and founding member of the rolling stones. Mar 14, 2020 keith richards the best rock autobiography. In his compelling memoir life, rolling stones guitarist keith richards. As lead guitarist of the rolling stones, keith richards created the riffs, the lyrics, and the songs that roused the world. Life tells the story of rolling stones guitarist keith richards. Forget the drugs, the touring and the inband bickering, this book is, first and foremost, about keith richards passion for music.
Oct 10, 2010 very entertaining book about the life of keith richards. 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 rockandroll life. He lives for music, for playing with many, many other musicians outside of the rolling stones. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I would say that if youre looking for a juice tellall about the rolling stones or keith richards himself, you. Book of the month watch this video on youtube the rolling stones magazine described this as one of the greatest rock memoirs of all time. Nothing short of straight from the source the living guitar legend himself. Oct 28, 2010 life, keith richards 500pluspage autobiography, is a life story remarkably short on life stories or at least the sort we might expect. Keith richards first edition first printing by richards, keith isbn.
Life by keith richards, james fox, paperback barnes. Nothing in the title of this book includes the words rolling stones. Check out his wonderful passage on charlie watts drumming. May 26, 2011 shortlist this is a good, gossipy read. Now, at last, in his own words, the ultimate rock icon gives us the definitive rock autobiography. In the terselytitled life, keith himself fills in all the tantalizing gaps in that precis. Richardss classic guitar riffs and the collaborative dynamic between him and mr. Life, keith richards 500pluspage autobiography, is a life story remarkably short on life stories or at least the sort we might expect. Mick jagger and keith richards of the rolling stones perform in glastonbury, england, in june 20. The story of my granddad and my first guitar from worldrenowned rolling stones rock star keith richards, with illustrations by his artist daughter, theodora richards. His books include the international bestseller white mischief. Reluctant outlaw, rock n rolls unparalleled hellraiser, and one of the greatest guitar gods of all time, keith richards has forged a life that most of us can only imagineand often envy. Oct 26, 2010 keith richardss memoir gives us a timecapsule feel for the madness that was life on the road with the rolling stones. Life, keith richards 500pluspage autobiography, is a life story remarkably short on life stories or at least.