tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post6762930231216933172..comments2024-03-26T08:06:19.661-04:00Comments on The Road Less Travelled: "Life" by Keith Richardsloribethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-11603782637535453312011-01-21T19:26:39.785-05:002011-01-21T19:26:39.785-05:00@ Anonynmous: Bill Wyman wrote a book, a couple of...@ Anonynmous: Bill Wyman wrote a book, a couple of years after he left the band (early-mid-90s?): "Stone Alone." I read it but don't remember much about it, other than that he seemed to have recorded every girl he ever slept with, lol.loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-7104377544023696782011-01-21T18:36:45.942-05:002011-01-21T18:36:45.942-05:00I'm half way through the book, and I can't...I'm half way through the book, and I can't put it down. It's really quite fascinating! I would, however, love to read another book some day, written by one of the other members to see if there was a drastically different view point of it all. But I do think he is honest for the most part. He doesn't always paint himself as the good guy. And he goes into the ugly truth of his drug addiction, referring to his own self as nothing short of a junky many times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-40575684188088957652011-01-09T00:22:16.236-05:002011-01-09T00:22:16.236-05:00thanks for the review. wow, he has a way with word...thanks for the review. wow, he has a way with words, especially on this heartrending issue.one-hit_wonderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02392238740961497297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-54274115706777304032011-01-07T21:42:58.758-05:002011-01-07T21:42:58.758-05:00Ironically, he took Marlon on the road to keep him...Ironically, he took Marlon on the road to keep him away from Anita, who was an even bigger junkie than he was, apparently. His daughter, Angela, wound up living with & being brought up by her grandmother, Keith's mother. <br /><br />I think he's pretty honest in the book -- but there are some subjects he sort of glossed over, or doesn't fully address -- that being one of them. Apparently his temper was legendary, & he mentions a few incidents where he lost it, but doesn't really delve into what was behind all the rage. He used to own (& use!) a lot of guns, but doesn't really explain what was behind that fascination either.loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-2742921793411095582011-01-07T19:03:09.360-05:002011-01-07T19:03:09.360-05:00This is beside the point you're making but.......This is beside the point you're making but.... The part about where he brings his son along to mind him while he was a junkie...was there no exploration of that subject? What's the point about writing a book if you're not going to completely honest? Does he only talk about his suffering and none of the suffering he has caused other people?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-6933915584555569832011-01-04T21:39:30.985-05:002011-01-04T21:39:30.985-05:00I've never been a big Stones fan, but I'm ...I've never been a big Stones fan, but I'm a big music fan. I've heard so many good things about this book, I really need to check it out.<br /><br />Thanks for the excerpt - I could almost hear his raspy voice reading it.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509124764568535676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-58541953755489173112011-01-04T16:04:01.868-05:002011-01-04T16:04:01.868-05:00It sounds like a very good book; I'm sure the ...It sounds like a very good book; I'm sure the interviewer/"with help from" writer enjoyed working on it. Richards is a good storyteller, which isn't always the case with larger-than-life people. I know very little about the Stones but think I will add it to the queue of "Loribeth's recommendations."Ellen K.http://www.southcitysadie.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-63825739590349975602011-01-04T09:37:14.279-05:002011-01-04T09:37:14.279-05:00This made me all emotional. I think I'll have ...This made me all emotional. I think I'll have to check out this book. Thank you for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-112118283562330322011-01-04T08:44:26.352-05:002011-01-04T08:44:26.352-05:00I've been waiting for your review!
And I love...I've been waiting for your review!<br /><br />And I love how Keith's voice (at least how I imagine it) come through in those two paragraphs about his "little bugger." These lines struck me:<br /><br />"Now he bangs into me once a week or so. I have a boy missing. Could have been a contender"<br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing.mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830332489753742950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-91235167849079659272011-01-04T06:31:09.618-05:002011-01-04T06:31:09.618-05:00Gotta love parenting Keef style!
Patti and Anita:...Gotta love parenting Keef style!<br /><br />Patti and Anita: similar in looks, polar opposites as mothers.Still, good to see Keef remains friends with Anita and Patti has survived bladder cancer...<br /><br />LOL the passages about guitar technique...well they probably had to be memorialized somewhere - better it be by the artist himself!<br /><br />Long live Keef Riffhard!<br /><br />LS xLifeslurperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745413154059611368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-39922360759631327352011-01-04T01:30:38.249-05:002011-01-04T01:30:38.249-05:00fascinating reading. thanks for the review! and ...fascinating reading. thanks for the review! and happy new year!lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455301696832647867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-71622883169340761042011-01-03T22:58:19.996-05:002011-01-03T22:58:19.996-05:00Wow, I wasn't expecting that when I saw that t...Wow, I wasn't expecting that when I saw that the book was by Keith Richards. He has quite a way with words, but it's very honest.Quiet Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13852998912734693621noreply@blogger.com