Life by Keith Richards

I actually listened to the audio version of this book.  It was read by the always amazing Johnny Depp with the help of Joe Hurley.  At times, it featured Keith Richards.

I love, love, love this book. It was a fun walk down memory lane for me. 

The book begins with Keith’s life as a bullied child in England.  His music loving mother bought him his first guitar when he was 15 years old.  While in his teens, he fell in love with Rhythm & blues. In his book, he talks of meeting Mick Jagger, the formation of the Rolling Stones and their glamorous lives as rock stars.  He candidly talks about the good and bad. 

Each chapter is filled with the crazy antics of these amazingly talented ‘outlaw’ rock stars. I remember most of their crazy antics from following their lives through Rolling Stone and other magazines that focused on rock music & the lives of music entertainers.  They were the best of the best. 

I’ve been a huge stones fan as long as I can remember and Keith has always been my favorite. The first rock LP I ever bought myself was ‘Made in the Shade.’  I bought the rest of their albums, one by one, as quickly as I could save my allowances.  I had to own them all. 

Reading every chapter, with the familiar and well loved song lyrics, brought a flood of memories of long passed California summers, favorite friends, pool parties & afternoons at the beach.  I enjoyed every minute of it.

This book is a must for all stones fans.  It’s too much fun to miss it.  I rarely read the same book twice.  I believe this will be an exception.  For me, once will not be enough.