Excellent Read: Life By Keith Richards, James Fox – Little, Brown and Co
The long-awaited autobiography of the guitarist, songwriter, singer, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Ladies and gentlemen: Keith Richards. With The Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the songs that roused the world, and he lived the original rock and roll life. Now, at last, the man himself tells his story of life in the crossfire hurricane. Listening obsessively to Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records, learning guitar and forming a band with Mick Jagger and Brian Jones The Rolling Stones’s first fame and the notorious drug busts that led to his enduring image as an outlaw folk hero. Creating immortal riffs like the ones in “Jumping Jack Flash” and “Honky Tonk Women.” His relationship with Anita Pallenberg and the death of Brian Jones. Tax exile in France, wildfire tours of the U.S., isolation and addiction. Falling in love with Patti Hansen. Estrangement from Jagger and subsequent reconciliation. Marriage, family, solo albums and Xpensive Winos, and the road that goes on forever. With his trademark disarming honesty, Keith Richard brings us the story of a life we have all longed to know more of, unfettered, fearless, and true.
The Rolling Stones – Let’s Spend the Night Together – 1967
Keith Richards’ happy life with former model Patti Hansen is so inspiring. He shares the most beautiful and romantic love letters that he wrote about her. You can just tell that he is swept off his feet to this day! He proposed to her after just four years of dating and had her on the brain after just seeing her once at Studio 54 in Manhattan while millions of girls pursued him. When Keith Richards asked her to marry him, Patti thought that she couldn’t have children. And he said, “I don’t want to marry you to have children, I want to marry you to be with you.” How can you not love this guy?? They were blessed with two gorgeous daughters anyway. Who wouldn’t want to look like Patti Hansen? She is a major babe who is full of energy and life with a kick ass body well into her 50’s and looks just as beautiful if not more so now than she ever did before. She is a cancer survivor as well. Needlees to say, she is an excellent role model for all young women. And Keith Richards is as hot as ever! They are definitely made for each other. Get the book, it is a great read.