# Life, written by Keith Richards; book review

Category: book Nook

## Post 1 by TexasRed (I'll have the last word, thank you!) on Saturday, 11-Jun-2011 19:51:06

life
written by Keith Richards and James Fox
read by Johnny Depp and Joe Hurley and featuring Keith Richards
23 hours and 8 minutes
Lead guitarist of the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the riffs, the lyrics, and the songs that roused the world. A true and towering original, he has always walked his own path, spoken his mind, and done things his own way.
Now at last, Richards pauses to tell his story in the most anticipated autobiography in decades. And what a story! Listening obsessively to Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records in a coldwater flat with Mick Jagger and Brian Jones, building a sound and a band out of music they loved. Finding fame and success as a bad-boy band, only to find themselves challenged by authorities everywhere. Dropping his guitar's sixth string to create a new sound that allowed him to create immortal riffs like those in "Honky Tonk Woman" and "Jumpin' Jack Flash". Falling in love with Anita Pallenberg, Brian Jones's girlfriend. Arrested and imprisoned for drug possession. Tax exile in France and recording Exile on Main Street. Ever-increasing fame, isolation, and addiction, making life an ever faster frenzy. Through it all, Richards remained devoted to the music of the band, until even that was challenged by Mick Jagger's attempt at a solo career, leading to a decade of conflicts and ultimately the biggest reunion tour in history.
In a voice that is uniquely and unmistakably him - part growl, part laugh - Keith Richards brings us the truest rock-and-roll life of our times, unfettered and fearless and true.
My comments;
What a book! At some points I thought it would never end, but it did and it was full of wonderful stories. Keith Richards is quite the storyteller.
Carla jo

## Post 2 by Lisa's Girl forever (Help me, I'm stuck to my chair!) on Thursday, 29-Mar-2012 3:06:09

sounds like a great read. will check it out.

## Post 3 by turricane (happiness and change are choices ) on Saturday, 31-Mar-2012 21:39:38

ok y'all here is my gripe. i loved the book read by depp and richards. they did a stellar job. so, my husband gets it off of bard and it is read by some other person. excuse me? why did they have to reinvent the wheel and in doing so produce a far inferior product. frankly, i just don't get it and this isn't the first time i've noticed this phenomenon.