“ Life” by Keith Richards and James Fox

 



“ Life” by Keith Richards and James Fox 


We see that Richards is also a keeper of the journals, much like his buddy Bill Wyman, who speaks candidly of his heroin use. You should not be surprised to find out that Mr Richards had the ol’ ins and outs of heroin all figured out.


 Keith talks lovingly of friend and fellow musician Gram Parsons. Richards and Parsons had been friends for several years and Keith had expressed concern about Parsons’ drug use.  Imagine Richards being concerned about someone else's drug use. It would be drugs that would, sadly, kill Parsons. 


 I got kind of fixated on the part about Gram Parsons and the sadness of his passing. It led me to a deep dive into his “LIFE” and some of the music he made. But that’s another book for another time.


There is no deep appendix like the Wyman book had but “Life” doesn’t need it. The book has many great stories from Keith and his experiences within and without the Stones.


 This book is worth a purchase simply to see what Keith went through in his “LIFE”  and marvel at the fact the man lived to a ripe old age! 


I marvel at the idea that Keith Richards not only lived this “LIFE” but he managed to remember enough to write about it. I have a hard enough time remembering last weekend when I was sober!


This is a long book but it is so worth the time you invest. It would make a great bookend, along with “Stone Alone” by Bill Wyman, for any rock book collection!!  


Buy this book! I can’t make it any clearer than that!

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