Keith Richards
Born 18 December 1943
Keith Richards is an English guitarist, songwriter, singer, record producer and a founding member of The Rolling Stones. As a guitarist, Richards is known for his innovative rhythm playing. In 2003 he ranked 10th on Rolling Stone magazine's "Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". With songwriting partner and Rolling Stones lead vocalist Mick Jagger, Richards has written and recorded hundreds of songs, fourteen of which are listed by Rolling Stone magazine among the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
Quotes
“I thought rock and roll was an unassailable outlet for some pure and natural expression of rebellion. It used to be one channel you could take without ever havin' to kiss arse, you know?”
Rolling Stone; reported in "In quotes: Keith Richards", BBC April 4, 2007 . “The idea of retiring is like killing yourself. It's almost like Hari Kari. I intend to live to a 100 and go down in history.”
BBC Newsnight 2005; reported in "In quotes: Keith Richards", BBC April 4, 2007 “I was number one on the Who's Likely To Die list for 10 years. I mean, I was really disappointed when I fell off the list.”
NME; reported in "In quotes: Keith Richards", BBC April 4, 2007 . “I don't encourage anybody to do what I do, you know? Why should you? More for me!”
Interview 2006. “There are certain guys that are band players and there's certain guys that ain't. If there's anybody lazier than me, it's Eric (Clapton).”
Mojo magazine; reported in "In quotes: Keith Richards", BBC April 4, 2007 .
Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0), chosen with AI.
Books by Keith Richards in order
Books by Keith Richards in the order they were published, from Keith Richards (1994) to Gus & Me (2014).
