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I was never a Stones fan, more of a Beatle girl myself, but this memoir made me rethink the way I had thought of the Stones. Truly Keith Richards if the original Ironman always thumbing his nose among other things at what we might think of a conventional ways and manners. Profane, acid head, drug impresario, and of course a total genius on the guitar and composing, Rchards comes across in the book as an "in your face" but quite likable human being. It is often hard for me to understand how Keith could still be standing given his outrageous lifestyle that always seemed to be on the edge of insanity. Pushing every limit possible, Keith seems to have that wherewithal to be timex watch...takes a lickin and keeps on tickin. Being in his presence, must be like being inside a tornado with winds blowing one onto a different planet. Brilliant and gifted in all things musical, Keith knows himself better than many of us know our ow selves. He cottons to the adage of "what you see is what you get." If you don't like that then you can (expletive expletive) Relating his childhood on the street of Danforth, England, Keith travels down a road filled with music and other things we often think as badges of the sixties and seventies, ...sex, drugs, and rock and roll. One can't help but be amazed at the road this man has travelled along with many others, the icons of the blues/rock hierarchy. He professes admiration for those who came before him and from whom he learned to love the sounds that so inspired him to become one of the top ten guitarists of all time. This book is not for those that might be offended by language or lifestyles that pushed every button, climbed every mountain, and didn't often care about those that were left behind. I am happy to have read about this man and his music. Some people are lucky enough to find that which makes them body and soul into a human. Keith Richards certainly did find himself in a world he so loves and with an audience who admires and loves him for all the outrageous, wonderful/terrible things he has done. Cheers Mr Richards for a life led that was totally on your own terms!

2023-02-19 19:45