Keith Richards: Satisfaction
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (608 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0755311027 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Stones fans will cherish stories of the band coming together—such as when Richards met a bright young London School of Economics student named Mike Jagger—the genesis of their hits, bandmate Brian Jones's staggering self-destruction and their fateful Altamont performance. Go on, luv, give him a bell. Which he repeated with astonishing resilience," Sandford writes. Despite limited access to "the Human Riff," Sandford taps into scores of sources to construct Richards's story. 'Mick's really stuck on you. From Publishers Weekly Having written books on Kurt Cobain, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton and Sting, among others, Sandford is no stranger to the rock bio and attacks his newes
Very good I enjoyed this read. I have always been fascinated by keith richards and how unhealthy he looks;what a fantastic musician he is and how he keeps going with such a great addiction.It was more than just keith;it was the whole rolling stones thing.very entertaining book.And now to find he is such a nice person.i loved it.. R.J. said A different angle on Keith Richards. Satisfaction isn't the rehashed bio that some would call it. Instead it approaches the subject of Keith Richards from a different perspective. It gives a good picture of the working class background he came from, especially as his hometown of Dartford was hit hard by the German bombers in WW"A different angle on Keith Richards" according to R.J.. Satisfaction isn't the rehashed bio that some would call it. Instead it approaches the subject of Keith Richards from a different perspective. It gives a good picture of the working class background he came from, especially as his hometown of Dartford was hit hard by the German bombers in WW2. Richards emerges as a bit of a mother's boy, a. . Richards emerges as a bit of a mother's boy, a. Can't get no E. A Solinas Keith Richards is a hard person to tie down into a biography, with his rollercoaster life and career. And not having access to him makes "biographing" even more difficult. Christopher Sandford's meandering focus and lack of new material make this an unsatisfying rock'n'roll experience.Keith Richards was the pirate bad boy of the Rolling St
He's the shy, half-educated boy from Dartford; the player and writer of timeless rock classics like "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", "Ruby Tuesday" and "Brown Sugar", among scores of others; the titanic abuser of every conceivable drug; a cultural icon to three generations of fans; and latterly a contented family man who continues, nonetheless, to be rock's most indomitable living practitioner. The man who was confidently expected never to reach 30 celebrates his 60th birthday in December 2003 and the Rolling Stones' touring machine is creaking into gear once more. But who is the real Keith behind the kohl-eyed image? In this penetrative and ente
In April 1998 Rolling Stone called him 'the man who probably knows more about the Rolling Stones than anyone else'. . Christopher Sandford first met Keith Richards in 1977 and has reviewed and written about rock music for over twenty years. His biography of Mick Jagger, published in 1993, is still in print and has been sold in 14 countries