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Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English guitarist, songwriter, singer, producer and a founding member of The Rolling Stones. As a guitarist, Richards is mostly known for his innovative rhythm playing. In 2003 Richards was ranked 10th on Rolling Stone magazine's "100 greatest guitarists of all time". Full Article
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 08: (L-R) Lawrence Schiller, Tina Brown, Keith Richards, Bill Clinton and Jean-Frederic Dufour attend the 3rd Annual Norman Mailer Center Gala at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on November 8, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 08: Musician Keith Richards (L) and author James Fox attend the 3rd Annual Norman Mailer Center Gala at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on November 8, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 08: (L-R) Jean Frederic Dufour, Keith Richards and Lawrence Schiller attend the 3rd Annual Norman Mailer Center Gala at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on November 8, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 08: Musician Keith Richards (R) and Patti Hansen attend the 3rd Annual Norman Mailer Center Gala at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on November 8, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »Honoree Keith Richards attends the Norman Mailer Center and Writers Colony annual gala in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.
View Photo »MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 05: Alexandra Richards, daughter of Keith Richards at the Lavazza marquee during Emirates Stakes Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 5, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 25: Musician Keith Richards attends the 'The Rum Diary' New York premiere at the Museum of Modern Art on October 25, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »Musician Keith Richards and wife Patti Hansen attend the premiere of "The Rum Diary" at the Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011 in New York.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 21: Keith Richards and Patti Hansen attend Paul McCartney's & Nancy Shevell's party at The Bowery Hotel on October 21, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 06: Rolling Stone Keith Richards and wife Patti Hansen attend the GQ Men Of The Year Awards at The Royal Opera House on September 6, 2011 in London, England.
View Photo »A puppet from the television series 'Spitting Image' of Rolling Stone musician Keith Richards is displayed at Bonhams auction rooms in London, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. puppet in moulded and painted latex is estimated to realize 600-800 pounds ($950-$1,250/700-930 euro) and will be auctioned...
View Photo »Musician Keith Richards (R) lifts his "Brass Balls" award next to actor Robert De Niro as they walk off stage at the conclusion of the 5th annual Spike TV's Guys Choice awards in Culver City, California June 4, 2011.
View Photo »Musician Keith Richards looks at his "Brass Balls" award at the 5th annual Spike TV's Guys Choice awards in Culver City, California June 4, 2011.
View Photo »Musician Keith Richards (L) embraces actor Robert De Niro after accepting the "Brass Balls" award at the 5th annual Spike TV's Guys Choice awards in Culver City, California June 4, 2011.
View Photo »Musician Keith Richards walks on stage to accept the "Brass Balls" award at the 5th annual Spike TV's Guys Choice awards in Culver City, California June 4, 2011.
View Photo »CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 04: Musician Keith Richards (L) accepts the Brass Balls award from actor Robert De Niro onstage during Spike TV's 5th annual 2011 'Guys Choice' Awards at Sony Pictures Studios on June 4, 2011 in Culver City, California.
View Photo »CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 04: Musician Keith Richards accepts the Brass Balls award onstage during Spike TV's 5th annual 2011 'Guys Choice' Awards at Sony Pictures Studios on June 4, 2011 in Culver City, California.
View Photo »Keith Richards and Robert De Niro are seen onstage at the Spike TV Guys Choice Awards on Saturday, June 4, 2011, in Culver City, Calif.
View Photo »Keith Richards accepts the brass balls award at the Spike TV Guys Choice Awards on Saturday, June 4, 2011, in Culver City, Calif.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - MAY 11: Keith Richards visits 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' at Rockefeller Center on May 11, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »ANAHEIM, CA - MAY 07: Actor Johnny Depp (L) and musician Keith Richards arrive at the premiere of Walt Disney Pictures' 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' at Disneyland on May 7, 2011 in Anaheim, California.
View Photo »ANAHEIM, CA - MAY 07: Musician Keith Richards (L) and his wife Patti Hansen arrive at the premiere of Walt Disney Pictures' 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' at Disneyland on May 7, 2011 in Anaheim, California.
View Photo »ANAHEIM, CA - MAY 07: Actor/musician Keith Richards and model Patti Hansen arrive at the premiere of Walt Disney Pictures' 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' held at Disneyland on May 7, 2011 in Anaheim, California. Proceeds from the world premiere of Walt Disney Pictures'...
View Photo »Cast member Johnny Depp waves from the stage, as co-stars Ian McShane (L) and Keith Richards watch, before the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" at Disneyland in Anaheim, California May 7, 2011. The movie opens in the U.S. on May 20.
View Photo »Cast member Keith Richards attends the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" at Disneyland in Anaheim, California May 7, 2011. The movie opens in the U.S. on May 20.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 08: (L-R) Lawrence Schiller, Tina Brown, Keith Richards, Bill Clinton and Jean-Frederic Dufour attend the 3rd Annual Norman Mailer Center Gala at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on November 8, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »It's not like we wanted to make a career out of disco; it just happened to be that beat, and Mick came up with this beautiful idea. If you're ever gonna do disco, you got to do it now. It was like a one-off
I loved the moment when Johnny Depp presented to Keith Richards
I’m being done for drugs being smoked on my premises. I was offered dope in jail – joints, everything. Who owns the prisons? The Queen.
The first gig was a 16,000-seat arena, and the singer's not turned up. That killed us stone dead in America. This is rock 'n' roll. Would Johnny Rotten have gotten a house on the eve of an American tour? Keith Richards? John Lennon? You either want it or you don't, and I blame him for us never becoming ...
I want to prosecute the Queen.
Of course I loved 'Life' by Keith Richards
I don't see why in the world the Stones can't put together some kind of show next year
We expect this to be the kind of place that Keith Richards could drop out of a palm tree and live in.
The punks started to kick us ... the Sex Pistols, and The Clash, and other bands were coming out and we realized we were already in a second generation
Going back to the music, it immediately transports me back in time; it's like, ‘Beam me up, Scotty
Part of Mick and me is we always loved country music
In a way, it's interesting to put the head back on the baby
It's pretty autobiographical. I was feeling a little hounded, so I think it came out of feeling that. I was on the run, basically. Very few countries would accept me at the time
I'm not writing for them right now. I'm cutting my own stuff with [producer and drummer] Steve Jordan. There's no point in writing for the Stones until I know that Mick Jagger's in. He could have every song I've ever written. They're all for him. If he doesn't like them – or if he poo-poos them – I take...
I'm not writing for them right now. I'm cutting my own stuff with [producer and drummer] Steve Jordan. There's no point in writing for the Stones until I know that Mick Jagger's in. He could have every song I've ever written. They're all for him. If he doesn't like them – or if he poo-poos them – I take...
