PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY

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English
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
31 May 2011
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. Creating immortal riffs such as the ones in 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' and 'Street Fighting Man' and 'Honky Tonk Women'. Falling in love with Anita Pallenberg and the death of Brian Jones. Marriage, family and the road that goes on forever.

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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Imprint:   Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 194mm,  Width: 126mm,  Spine: 42mm
Weight:   520g
ISBN:   9780753826614
ISBN 10:   0753826615
Pages:   672
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Born in Dartford in Kent in December 1943, Keith Richards continues to compose, play songs and tour with the Rolling Stones.

Reviews for Life

'a masterpiece, the most sustained, colourful and rambunctious rampage through his [Keith's] 67 years imaginable' -- Mark Ellen THE WORD 'densely packed with incident ... immensely readable' -- Lynn Barber SUNDAY TIMES 'Funny, poignant, brutally honest, engagingly colloquial, Life is pure Keith Richards, as good a rock memoir as you are likely to read.' -- Sally Cousins SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'This is a good, gossipy read. But the best stuff is Keith on music. Check out his wonderful passage on Charlie Watt's drumming.' -- William Leith LONDON EVENING STANDARD 'Dark, honest and gleefully indiscreet from the first page to the last, it puts some of today's painfully dull musicians to shame.' SHORTLIST 'Once you begin this, wild, wild horses couldn't drag you away.' -- Boyd Tonkin INDEPENDENT 'A hilarious, ribald and often shocking tale told elegantly and with much candidness.' CATHOLIC HERALD 'I was hooked from the start' -- Giles Deacon HARPER'S BAZAAR


  • Short-listed for Galaxy National Book Awards: Telegraph Biography of the Year 2011
  • Shortlisted for Galaxy National Book Awards: Telegraph Biography of the Year 2011.

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