Life af Keith Richards (Bog)

Forfattere: Keith Richards, James Fox
Sprog: Engelsk
Antal sider: 630
Udgivelsesår: 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. Listening obsessively to Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records as a child in post-war Kent. Learning guitar and forming a band with Mick Jagger and Brian Jones. The Rolling Stones' first fame and success as a bad-boy band. The notorious Redlands drug bust and subsequent series of confrontations with a nervous establishment that led to his enduring image as outlaw and folk hero. Creating immortal riffs such as the ones in 'Jumping Jack Flash' and 'Street Fighting Man' and 'Honky Tonk Women'. Falling in love with Anita Pallenberg and the death of Brian Jones. Tax exile in France, wildfire tours of the US, 'Exile on Main Street' and 'Some Girls'. Ever increasing fame, isolation and addiction. Falling in love with Patti Hansen. Estrangement from Mick Jagger and subsequent reconciliation. Solo albums and performances with his band the Xpensive Winos. Marriage, family and the road that goes on for ever. 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.
Titel: Life
Forfatter: Keith Richards
Udgave: Paperback edition

Forlag: Phoenix
Sammendrag: "Life" er Keith Richards’ detaljerede erindringsbog om et liv i centrum af rockhistorien. Han fortæller om opvækst, ven- og fjendskab med Mick Jagger, bandets dannelse og udvikling, studieliv, turnéer og sangskrivning. Bogen dækker både den kreative proces bag klassiske Rolling Stones-sange og de ekstreme livsstilsvalg med stoffer, fester og skandaler. Samtidig er den en personlig beretning om familie, børn, kærlighed, tab og venskaber, og hvordan musik hele tiden har været omdrejningspunktet.
Type: Paperback