What Would Keith Richards Do?

"The rumors of my sobriety are greatly exaggerated. And we'll leave it at that." And on the possibility of future tours not in stadiums: "You can't go around there in lemon-yellow tights forever"

March 4, 2010

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KR in recent mag talks abt upcoming autobio,Depp film,possible tour,new album,re-release of Exile,plus the quotes above.The sobriety stories were always dicey, especially when the source was first just a comment from Marianne,then morphed into the usual anonymous 'close personal'--tho some feel its true &KR (more…)

33 Years Ago this week....The Toronto Arrest...

February 28, 2010

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February 27, 1977... Toronto police arrest KR for heroin possession in what has long been believed to have been a set up....
...Maybe it was the work of the still angry ghost of Brian Jones, who would have turned 35 on February 28...
(Jones would have been 66 today...and subject to the "old" jokes of the other Stones...)

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More news from the week...New Stones Documentaries on the way (as early as May), article on Brian Jones in March Playboy, and Carly Simon finally reveals "You're So Vain" is not about Warren the Beauty or Mick Jagger, but David Geffen!

February 27, 2010

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"Stones In Exile" by Stephen Kijack, plus one from the Stones.
Film will include footage from the relatively tame, but once deemed "nobody can see THIS!" movie Cocksucker Blues

http://showbiz411.blogs.thr.com/2010/02/25/rolling-stones-long-banned-film-is-coming-kinda/

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Big news for "Exile" fans... "Exile" album with 10 extra tracks/"newly discovered" tracks to be released... the album KR calls "The Bible"

February 27, 2010

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See the article below:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1253760/Rolling-Stones-unearth-lost-recordings-Exile-Main-St-sessions.html#ixzz0gaBsL5wK

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After 44 Years, Blackpool, UK decides to lift ban on the Stones and let them play there again

February 23, 2010

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In 1964, there was yet another riot set off during Stones performance, this one marked by KR kicking an asshole in the audience in the nose and stepping on his fingers for spitting at Brian. Now, 44 years later the town says it's okay to come back.

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Excellent Interview w/ Charlie Watts in March Details mag... including comments on KR's great turns of phrase, and how KR's technological form of communication is with no cell phone, but lots of faxes....

February 21, 2010

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March '10 issue, where he refers to Let It Bleed cover as "the one with the cake on it" (he can't remember the name),calls a computer a "machine-thing",says everyone looks good at 40,and has so many great one-liners its clear why the other Stones want to be Charlie.

http://www.details. (more…)

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If you really need KR to play at your wedding

February 18, 2010

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Shop and compare. Costs: The Rolling Stones (up to £5 million); Elton John (up to £2 ml); George Michael (£1.3 ml); Amy Winehouse (£1 ml); Jennifer Lopez (£1 ml); Barry Manilow (£750,000);Duran Duran (£500,000)

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Streets to be named for Stones songs in Keith and Mick's hometown, Dartford, UK

February 9, 2010

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http://www.examiner.com/x-28990-Rolling-Stones-Examiner~y2010m2d7-Rolling-Stones-inspired-street-names-win-borough-an-NLPG-award

In separate news, sculptor is working on having statue of Mick and Keith's meeting on the traintracks erected at Dartford station

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Who Knows? Just reporting from the internet

February 9, 2010

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http://www.spinner.com/2010/02/09/keith-richards-ron-wood-sober/

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Johnny Depp directing the documentary "Happy" about Keith Richards

February 1, 2010

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Filming in Los Angeles, January 31st. KR was on set, carrying a guitar case and looking vibrant. Also on set were Patti Smith and Depp's family.

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