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Survivor story: cutting through the myth of Keef
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Over the years we’ve heard many stories about Keith Richards’ excesses of drugs, alcohol, cigarettes and life in general, and I for one am glad to see that not only has he survived but he has thrived, sharing his gift of rhythm and sound and deep knowledge of the blues and rock’n’roll with us. Given the current state of global affairs, I often wonder what kind of world we are leaving for Keith?
Happy belated birthday, Keef, and many more! See you on tour this Spring.
Larry Pryluck, Amissville, Viginia, USA
…Take 321 dropped through my letterbox yesterday morning and on aquick skim through the mag I settled on the Keith Richards article, the first piece being Dick Taylor’s recollection of the great man’s early days. As luck would have it, that very evening Ihad the good fortune to see Dick play here on the Isle Of Wight at the wonderful Monkton Arts in Ryde. He was playing with local roots duo JC [also no six-string slouch] and Angelina [fantastic blues vocalist] and Chris Jones [drummer from the island’s Plastic Mermaids] and Ican confirm that Dick is playing better than ever with an energy that belies his 80 years. The two sets covered his early blues influences and also the more psychedelic style of the ’60s /’70s Pretty Things and showed Dick to be an octogenarian hooligan guitar master! You shoulda been there.