What are the best biographies on Keith?  I read Victor Bockris's book.  Are there any others worth checking out until the Riffmeister pens his own story?

Try "Before They Make Me Run" by Kris Needs.

You'll get to know something more of the man then the Sex & Drugs tabloid facts.

If you are interested in waiting a few years. I believe Keith has signed an auto-biography deal which is to be completed within the next few years or so. So maybe you might be interested in getting it right from the junkies ..ooops  .. horses, mouth.  -(forgive me Keith)-

Gazza, or perhaps Glencar may know the details if this is still a go.


Ian

Quick synopsis :

Barbara Charone - hard to find as its been out of print since the early 80s'. Took me a decade to track a copy down! A fun read, especially good on the Toronto bust/Some Girls era. Dave Marsh listed it as one of the Top 10 worst Rock books ever written, based primarily on the fact that "she idolises him for all the wrong reasons - and doesnt miss one". All the more reason to love it.

Stanley Booth - a bit anti-climactic by comparison to his majestic "True adventures of the Rolling Stones" effort, which remains one of the best books on the band ever written. Covers a lot of the same ground as Bockris' book, which had come out a couple of years earlier, but not quite as compelling.

Kris Needs - Like Charone, he's absolutely in awe of his subject. At times a hilarious read, and Keith comes across really well, but Needs really could have done with a good researcher. Absolutely riddled with factual errors (many of them very basic) that should have been corrected.

Victor Bockris - this book was referred to in the NME as "Keef - Wot a Geezer", which sums it up perfectly. It came out in the early 90s and is probably the best of the bunch. Particularly good on the 80's era, which doesnt get covered as much as most Stones related biographies. Slight drawback is that he does tend to overemphasise Keith's musical contribution to the Stones to the extent which it actually diminishes that of Mick to a degree that I personally feel is a little excessive.

Why dincha just buy it?

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More than "My Charone" I hope

Thanks for the info.  I have Stanley Booth's "True Adventure's"  book, really great read.  I guess I'll wait on Keith's bio.  I'm sure it will certainly be as entertaining as he is.  Take care all!

I did order Barbara Charone's book.  I found on Amazon and bought a used copy through one of the booksellers.  I agree about fiction apart.  I guess it all depends on how well the crazy one's memory is.

i hope keiths bio comes out sooner than later.  i have my sleeping bag and pad and 6 days of supplies at the ready for my camp out.  i hope he does a book signing at the same place as ronnie did in the city.  this is not a bad place to crash because there is a liquor store and wholefoods store a stones throw away.

Gazza wrote on Aug 6^th, 2008 at 5:37pm:


toothpaste has a shelf life?