May not be entirely true considering the source, Nick Kent, who has been known to speak spontaneously without thinking sometimes.

He'll either be talking about his book or introduce his band The New Librarians...

left shoe shuffle wrote on Aug 31^st, 2010 at 9:39am:



ironic isn't it?..after all these years dissing white boy rock bands and keith ends up a metal head!!

from wikipedia

Trepanation is a treatment used for epidural and subdural hematomas, and for surgical access for certain other neurosurgical procedures, such as intracranial pressure monitoring. Modern surgeons generally use the term craniotomy for this procedure. The removed piece of skull is typically replaced as soon as possible. If the bone is not replaced, then the procedure is considered a craniectomy. Trepanation instruments are now available with diamond coated rims (Diamond Bone Cutting System), which are less traumatic than the classical trephines with sharp teeth. They are smooth to soft tissues and cut only bone.""

if the piece of skull is replaced i guess it must be fixed some how - glue could be a bit messy

I'm trying to work my way into getting into that book signing, I joined the NYC library and am now on their emailing list of events. Maybe they get priority, not really sure but it's worth a shot. I want to see KEEF wearing the author hat, acting intellectual. I think KEEF actually is very intelligent but you cant tell by his 'good to be anywhere' voice.

From the Chicago Sun Times fall book preview:

Life by Keith Richards with James Fox (Little, Brown, $29.99): Here’s hoping the most buzzed about celebrity memoir of the season delivers the goods. He’s now officially a senior citizen, but Richards will never seem that way, given the life he’s led as lead guitarist of one of the greatest rock ’n’ roll success stories of all time, the Rolling Stones. If he’s half as forthcoming as Ozzy Osbourne was in last year’s Ozzy, Life should be one heck of a wild ride. (Oct. 26)

Honky Tonk Man wrote on Aug 30^th, 2010 at 11:50am:



keef might have been born in England but his heart & soul is from NYC...

sorry...

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Thank you for that amazing article. There are many layers to this man.

Thanks for the link left shoe shuffle! I love the cover too. Raw and iconic indeed.
Can't wait to find some time to actually read the article as well  

And here's a higher resolution copy of the cover:

http://postimage.org/image/2sw4hbisk/full/

I find Keith's face so amazing. It's like you can see his whole life story, all the ups and downs.

A true and towering original, he has always walked his own path, spoken his own mind, and done his own thing.

Reluctant outlaw, rock 'n' roll's unparalleled hellraiser, and one of the greatest guitar gods of all time, Keith Richards has forged a life that most of us can only imagine--and often envy. And amazingly he's lived to tell about it. Now, at last, in his own words, the ultimate rock Icon gives us the definitive rock autobiography.

In Life, in his own raw, fierce voice, the man himself tells about life lived fast and hard in the creative hurricane--from his early days as a young boy growing up in a council estate, listening obsessively to Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records, to taking the guitar to its absolute limit and joining forces with Mick Jagger to form The Rolling Stones.

With unflinching honesty, he reveals all the highs and lows of rock 'n' roll, from the meteoric rise to fame and the notorious drug busts to the women, drinking, and heroin addiction that made him infamous. The living legend chronicles how he created the revolutionary, high-octane riffs that defined "Gimme Shelter" and "Honky Tonk Woman," his affair with the equally infamous Anita Pallenberg (the mother of three of his children), and the tragic death of Brian Jones. From falling in love with Patti Hansen to his tumultuous relationship with Mick, we follow Keef on the ultimate road trip we have all longed to know more about--of an unfettered, fearless, on-the-edge life lived to the fullest.

keithrichards.com


T-minus twenty days...

RS to Publish Exclusive Excerpt from Keith Richards Autobiography Next Week

Oct 07, 2010

Rolling Stone will publish an exclusive excerpt from Keith Richards' long awaited memoir Life on October 15, eleven days before the eagerly anticipated book hits stores on October 26. The 10,000 word excerpt will cover the early days of the Rolling Stones, Keith’s trip to Tangiers in 1967 where he stole Anita Pallenberg from bandmate Brian Jones and tales of excess from the Stones’ infamous 1972 U.S. tour. "You can’t imagine that this book could be any better than it is," says Rolling Stone Managing Editor Will Dana. "Keith holds nothing back. It’s funny, gossipy, profane and moving and by the time you finish it you feel like you’re friends with Keith Richards. Outside of Bob Dylan’s Chronicles, it’s probably the best rock memoir ever written." Richards, who will appear on the cover of the magazine, also spoke with Rolling Stone’s David Fricke about the book and the Stones’ upcoming plans, strongly hinting that the band will be active in 2011.

rollingstone.com  


"...strongly hinting that the band will be active in 2011."

"I've never been hated by so many people as in Nebraska in the mid-60s.  You could just tell that they wanted to beat the shit out of you."--Keith Richards

Joey?