Keith Richards by Christopher Sandford

Keith Richards by Christopher Sandford

Keith Richards is the legendary rock'n'roll survivor of our time. He's the shy, half-educated boy from Dartford; the player and writer of timeless rock classics like "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", "Ruby Tuesday" and "Brown Sugar", among scores of others; the titanic abuser of every conceivable drug; a cultural icon to three generations of fans; and latterly a contented family man who continues, nonetheless, to be rock's most indomitable living practitioner. The man who was confidently expected never to reach 30 celebrates his 60th birthday in December 2003 and the Rolling Stones' touring machine is creaking into gear once more. But who is the real Keith behind the kohl-eyed image? In this penetrative and entertaining portrait, Sandford reveals a life of brilliant invention, of talent, self-destruction, drugs, sex and lurid excess, and above all the glorious rush of the music.

Highly entertaining..Of this latest crop of Stones books, Sandford's affectionate, warts-and-all portrait of Keith is undoubtedly the best read - Charles Spencer, Sunday Telegraph

A pungent, air-guitar twanging celebration of one of rock's true wild men - The Times

A highly readable portrait of the irresistible millionaire minstrel - Independent

An entertaining and gossipy litany of drugs, booze, sex, fights and more drugs, from which Keith emerges with a surprising amount of dignity - Independent on Sunday

An unpretentious account of the life of a musical innovator - Irish News

Great for completists and newer Stones fans alike - OK! Magazine

Many biographers can't resist at least some moralising. This author has avoided that pitfall - Aberdeen Evening Express

This penetrating and entertaining biography of Keith Richards reveals a life of brilliant talent, drugs, sex and lurid excess - Sunday Express

Christopher Sandford has reviewed and written about rock music for over twenty years. His biography of Mick Jagger, published in 1993, is still in print and has been sold in 14 countries. Sandford first met Keith Richards in 1977 and was a VIP backstage when he celebrated his 51st birthday in Vancouver in 1994.

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ISBN 13	9780755311026
ISBN 10	0755311027
Title	Keith Richards
Author	Christopher Sandford
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Headline Publishing Group
Year published	2003-11-03
Number of pages	384
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