Keith Richards on Keith Richards

"All of the infamous incidents are covered—Brian Jones’ drowning death, Richards’ 1967 drug bust and subsequent jail time, the violence at Altamont, and Richards’ public feuding with Mick Jagger, most notably after Mick's knighthood. But what also comes through is his still-burning admiration for the Chicago blues musicians who were his greatest influence and his wariness of fame. Great reading for Stones’ fans."—Booklist

“Is there anything better in the bawdy, pimply, punky realm of rock than reading an interview with Keith? It’s not just that he is rock ’n’ roll incarnate, the half-man-half-guitar Human Riff and all that. It’s the stunning honesty, rakish self-deprecating wit, and pure raunchy nobility of Keef that makes you want to listen to that croaky, Jack Daniels–marinated voice forever. And now you can: all 288 pages of distilled 100-proof ganja-cured Keith.” —David Dalton, author of Who Is That Man?: In Search of Bob Dylan and James Dean: The Mutant King

“Both beginners and those who know the story backwards will be here provided with food for thought and diverting entertainment.” —Alan Clayson, author of George Harrison, Brian Jones, and other biographies

“Sean Egan has done a terrific job of bringing together some of the best ‘classic’ Keith Richards interviews with little-known, hard-to-find gems that reveal more about the ‘soul of the Stones.’ As an interviewee, Keith Richards has always been the most entertaining Rolling Stone to read—at once straightforward, informative, and eloquent—and this collection is a great way to revisit fifty years of Stoneage.” —Ian McPherson, timeisonourside.com

“Open and raw, these well-chosen interviews portray a warmth and depth akin to the feeling created by Keith Richards’s autobiography, Life. Sean has dug deep to reveal these unedited, fascinating, and rare interviews that traverse Richards’s career over a near fifty-year period.” —Martin Elliott, author of The Rolling Stones: Complete Recording Sessions