The iconic life and career of the famed guitarist of the Rolling Stones is detailed in this compilation of interviews that spans the last 50 years. Featuring articles from GQ , Melody Maker , and Rolling Stone , as well as interviews that have never previously appeared in print, it charts Keith Richards’s journey from gauche, young pretender and swaggering epitome of the zeitgeist to beloved elder statesman of rock. Initially overshadowed by band mates Mick Jagger and Brian Jones, Richards gained popularity as half of the second-most important songwriting team of the 1960s, and in 1967 the drug bust at his house and his subsequent trial and imprisonment made him a household name. His interviews match his outlaw image: free of banality and euphemism, they revel in frank stories of drugs and debauchery. Yet they also reveal an unexpectedly warm, unpretentious, articulate, and honest man. This collection amply illustrates the magic and charm of Keith Richards. For those who have read Rolling Stones’ guitarist Richards’ massive autobiography, Life (2010), and are still eager for more, here is a compilation of candid interviews spanning the years 1964–2011. That chronology offers interesting insight into the musician who went from sneaking off to the bathroom at art school for guitar practice to the superstar who has toured all over the world. His love of music is always prime (“I love my kids most of the time, and I love my wife most of the time. Music I love all the time”), the reason the group wrested creative control from their record company and still insist on recording and practicing while all in the same room. All of the infamous incidents are covered—Brian Jones’ drowning death, Richards’ 1967 drug bust and subsequent jail time, the violence at Altamont, and Richards’ public feuding with Mick Jagger, most notably after Mick’s knighthood. But what also comes through is his still-burning admiration for the Chicago blues musicians who were his greatest influence and his wariness of fame. Great reading for Stones’ fans. --Joanne Wilkinson "All of the infamous incidents are covered—Brian Jones’ drowning death, Richards’ 1967 drug bust and subsequent jail time, the violence at Altamont, and Richards’ public feuding with Mick Jagger, most notably after Mick's knighthood. But what also comes through is his still-burning admiration for the Chicago blues musicians who were his greatest influence and his wariness of fame. Great reading for Stones’ fans."— Booklist “[An] entertaining look at one of rock's most iconic figures.”— Publishers Weekly “Is there anything better in the bawdy, pimply, punky realm of rock than reading an interview with Keith? It’s not just that he is rock ’n’ roll incarnate, the half-man-half-guitar Human Riff and all that. It’s the stunning honesty, rakish self-deprecating wit, and pure raunchy nobility of Keef that makes you want to listen to that croaky, Jack Daniels–marinated voice forever. And now you can: all 288 pages of distilled 100-proof ganja-cured Keith.” —David Dalton, author of Who Is That Man?: In Search of Bob Dylan and James Dean: The Mutant King “Sean Egan has done a terrific job of bringing together some of the best ‘classic’ Keith Richards interviews with little-known, hard-to-find gems that reveal more about the ‘soul of the Stones.’ As an interviewee, Keith Richards has always been the most entertaining Rolling Stone to read—at once straightforward, informative, and eloquent—and this collection is a great way to revisit fifty years of Stoneage.” —Ian McPherson, timeisonourside.com Sean Egan is an author and journalist who has interviewed members of the Beach Boys, the Beatles, the Kinks, Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, the Sex Pistols, the Velvet Underground, the Who, and many others. He is the author of The Guys Who Wrote 'Em , Jimi Hendrix and the Making of Are You Experienced, The Mammoth Book of the Beatles , and The Rough Guide to the Rolling Stones . Keith Richards on Keith Richards Interviews and Encounters By Sean Egan Chicago Review Press Incorporated Copyright © 2013 Sean Egan All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-61374-788-9 Contents Introduction, 1 I'd Like to Forget about Juke Box Jury Says Keith Richard 1964
KEITH RICHARDS, 2 Keith Talks about Songwriting 1964
KEITH RICHARDS, 3 Sue Mautner Takes You Round Keith's House 1966
SUE MAUTNER, 4 The Rolling Stone Interview: Keith Richard 1971
ROBERT GREENFIELD, 5 And Sitteth at the Right Hand ... 1976
JONH INGHAM, 6 No One Shot KR: Keith Richards 1980 1980
KRIS NEEDS, 7 Tattoo Me 1981
GIL MARKLE, 8 The Rock Survivor 1983
ROBIN EGGAR, 9 Glimmerings of Immortality 1986
BRUCE POLLOCK, 10 Keith on Keeping On 1986
CHRIS SPEDDING, 11 The Great Lost Keith Richards Interview 1988
IRA ROBBINS, 12 Keith Looks Back 1989
MARTIN ASTON, 13 Stone Wino Rhythm Guitar God Keith Richards Can Still Rip It Up 1992
IRA ROBBINS, 14 Filthy, Filthy, Filthy! Keith Richa