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A day early I know, but I had to be first.

Happy Birthday to the greatest guitar player of all time! Happy Birthday to the man who has brought me so much musical joy over the years. Thanks Keef.

Long may we have him.

Much love,
Steel Wheels

Happiest of Birthdays to ya Keith!

Life on this Earth has sure been a hell of a lot better with you around!

Here's to many healthy more!!

Sucking in the Seven Ties?

Tim (Ries) Is On My Side, over there to the left a bit

'"Happy" Days: The Optimism Of Late 1943' [discuss]

A smile, pubic hair and a broken tooth?

The greatest Englishman since Margaret Rutherford.

The ultimate rock and roller! If you don't admire Keith Richards, who do you admire?

You can't say enough about him. And now he's 70 and still rocking around the world with his band.

The best!

I can't think of a better comment as what so far has been said:
"greatest guitar player of all time!"
"Life on this Earth has sure been a hell of a lot better with you around!
"The greatest Englishman since Margaret Rutherford."
"The ultimate rock and roller! If you don't admire Keith Richards, who do you admire?"
"Fuck you Keith... "
Now Blow out the candles!

I can't do less to repeat all what you'd said there above.
Wituout Keith my life could be really worse than it is.
And this man thinking from what and where he comes, he's in great shape and good looking. Be 70th isnt a joke. But he's still the most guitarist ever, (with Jimi Hendrix) :)
Yes! Burn out the candles now!!

Happy Happy Birthday Monster of rock!!

Each year I seem to be loving this guy more!
Happy birthday Keith!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imirNPiG3XQ

HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY KEITH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I've loved you since I was old enough to appreciate a bad boy and I thank you for the greatest guitar riffs of all time.
Gold rings on ya and may you continue to have the last fucking laugh on all of your detractors!
If Keith can make it to 70, there is hope for all of us!!!

One Love!!!

xoxo
LJ

That license to shit in the street never expires.

Happy Birthday, Keith!

Happy 70 years and more to come on World Shepherd's Pie day!

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http://vimeo.com/82033544

:booze

A Rock n Roller. a Soul man, a Blues man, a rastaman , a country crooner and picker and the original punk rocker. Big big riffs and subtle toe tingling playing that always seems right out of the moment. A writer, a producer and record maker. A music lover and historian. A living inspiration and influence to countless musicians. A true genius. And in my life a GIFT! The King of Rock and Roll! Thanks Keith. Long live the King.

Happy birthday to the master of riffs

70 pictures to celebrate 70 years of Keith

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/12/17/keith-richards-70-birthday-rolling-stones-pictures_n_4459895.html

Happy Happy 70th Birthday Keef !!!!!!

Here's to 70 MORE Birthdays !!!!!!

" BEST STONES YET !!!!! "

JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJacky ™

Happy birthday Keith.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzcWwmwChVE#t=97

seventy and counting!!!

mojoman wrote on Dec 18^th, 2013 at 9:52am:

seventy and counting!!!

A fucking men. Best Keith evah! :nomames :nooslajaleisk :waka-jawaka :wtf1 :weed :booze :willya :willya

Keith Richards by Ginger of the Wildhearts

It’s Keef’s world, he just lets us share it.

God loves Keith Richards. He sent us down the greatest, longest living rockstar there will ever be. Made him immune to death. Gave him excellent haircuts and great clothes. Blessed him with the gift of the riff, to spread long and far.

C’mon, Jesus didn’t get half of that.

I mean, fuck… imagine a world where Keith Richards had never been born?

Rock’n’roll would still be wearing matching suits if it wasn’t for this guy.

We wouldn’t have got the New York Dolls, so we wouldn’t have got Ramones, so we wouldn’t have got punk, so we wouldn’t have got independent, industrial or alternative dance music, so we wouldn’t have got nu metal, so we wouldn’t have emo…

Er, come to think of it maybe the matching suits aren’t such a bad idea? Matching suits or matching haircuts? I digress…

Understand one thing, if you play in a band who have an edge you are influenced by Keith Richards and the Stones, whether you know it or not.

Keef’s mark on modern music is criminally ignored in favour of The Beatles.

To me there’s no comparison. Apart from the sheer amount of music put out by The Stones (okay, some of it patchy, but come on, listen to some of crap that The Beatles put out in their relatively few years… “We all live in a Yellow Submarine”? They didn’t, no one does). The Beatles were great largely due to the talents of George Martin.

The Stones are great because of Keith Richards.

And still they continue to reign due, solely, to the motor-force that is Keef.
The great man would say that it’s Charlie Watts who keeps the Stones rolling, but Keef’s humility is only highlighted by humble comments like this.

Charlie plays to Keef. The Stones play to Keef. He is the equivalent of having a Sun.

If he ever died (God forbid, shit… the world would plunge into utter darkness) we would THEN celebrate his incredible achievements, his legendary life, his influential style in both presentation and music and we would also realise what it is to truly miss a great rock’n’roll hero, for the very first time. Miss him like the passing of our own mother. Lennon’s death would be minuscule by comparison.

It makes me fucking sick to my stomach that ‘journalists’ can deride the Stones longevity without instant dismissal and blacklisting. It should be law.

Like Jesus, Keef is beyond criticism. He has passed beyond the realm of judgment into the area of legend. Untouchable and justified. A living icon who still makes music for the music, not the money.

The same bullshit is spewed every time the Stones tour (”they’re making a billion each from the merchandise alone”), does anyone actually think that this man makes music because of a fucking paycheck? Shame on you.

The Stones have worked harder and for longer than any of us could possibly conceive. They deserve every damn brick of every damn house that they own.

A world without Keef would be a world where fantasy is one dangerous step closer to extinction and mortality a daily paranoia. Rock stars wouldn’t smoke, drink or take ANY chances anymore, opting for a dull, if financially rewarding career. How would it be if we could peer into the future and see exactly how pedestrian a world of music would be in the hands of health freaks?

Ugh…

He’s seen ‘em come and he’s seen ‘em go. Many have wanted to be Keef, all have failed and most are dead.
I love Keith Richards with all my heart. We all do. God loves him. Well, God loves us all… but he’s only got one poster on his wall.

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Happy birthday Kieth. Thank you!

Happy Birthday Keith!! Long may you reign. Thank you kindly for the music and for being you. Words can't express the Keithness of you. God Bless you and Patti and your family.

Keith would have been cooler with a middle name, though. Who in the name of Christ doesn't give a baby a goddam middle name?!?! WTF?

There he is. The one and only Keith Beauregard Richards. 70 years old and still boating ass, blowing doors, kicking ass and taking names! Hey! Ho! Hey! Ho! etc.

Happy Birthday Keith!

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