Now, at last, in his own words, the ultimate rock icon gives us the definitive rock autobiography. And this absolutely convincing tale of a life lived on full speed, not always by the rules that society or even law are inhibiting the socalled normal citizens is really a mustread for the fans of the stones. As lead guitarist of the rolling stones, keith richards has lived life fast and hard. Life by keith richards overdrive rakuten overdrive. An introduction to keith richards life an audiobook. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading life. May, 2016 the directors of the audiobook for lifewhich won an audie award for audiobook of the year in 2011made a calculated decision to let depps more innocent voice lead and hurleys take over at about the time when richards discovers heroin. Oct 26, 2010 download audiobooks by keith richards at and save. The daily beast presents our speed read, from the drugs to the women to where.
The directors of the audiobook for lifewhich won an audie award for audiobook of the year in 2011made a calculated decision to let depps more innocent voice lead and hurleys take over at about the time when richards discovers heroin. Richards comes more into focus with keith richards. Life by keith richards, james fox, paperback barnes. Life by keith richards, narrated by johnny depp and joe hurley when the narrator ruins an audio book. Get the audible audiobook for the reduced price of. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 564 pages and is available in hardcover format. Life by keith richards in epub, fb2, fb3 download ebook. Christopher simon sykes by chris richards chris richards.
The interesting content of a life such as richards is inevitably going to tail off as his modus operandi stabilised. That situation guarantees a certain amount of laconic audience interest as the book winds down, but until then, life is probably one of the best pop music books ever. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Life ebook by keith richards 9780316128568 rakuten kobo. Its read by actor johnny depp, who based his pirates of the caribbean character, captain jack sparrow, on the reallife. The three readers do superb turnsbut the seemingly arbitrary switches between them can be jarring and confusing. How george bush, ann richards, and a bunch of tinkerers helped the oil and gas state win the race to wind power peter t. The main characters of this music, biography story are richard leher, bill gober.
But me writing that i really wanted it to be a great rock n roll classic book and life maybe grand, but great it isnt. Human life disambiguation human condition, the characteristics, events, and situations of human existence. Oct 15, 2010 excerpts from the autobiography of rolling stones guitarist keith richards, life, have hit the internet. Richards describes in frank detail what sounds like a long.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. This is just a little rant, but never have i listened to. Keith richards life is an epic account of the heyday of rock n roll. Oct 30, 2010 life by keith richards, the most famous survivor of them all, breaks with this tradition insofar as it contains excess aplenty but hardly any despair and very little redemption. This audiobook has 3 narrators it starts with keith richards reading the intro, then johnny depp reads 4 chapters, then joe hurley reads a few more chapters, johnny depp comes back for a while and then the last couple are read by keith. Life by keith richards audio book simply audiobooks. The book is available as a digital download and has also been published in ebook format. Life by keith richards and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
From the introduction to life, one of our favorite projects from the past few years. Life by keith richards, narrated by johnny depp and joe hurley. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. Life is a memoir by the rolling stones guitarist keith richards, written with the assistance of. Narrated by keith richards, johnny depp, and joe hurley.
As a longtime rolling stones devotee, i seemingly cant get enough of reading about them. Excerpts from the autobiography of rolling stones guitarist keith richards, life, have hit the internet. I was interested to hear the story and the narration by johnny depp. Nov 16, 2010 keith richards autobiography life comes out as an audio book tuesday. Entitled life, the richards opus is essentially plotted out chronologically, which should work just fine for those many music fans who may have paid more attention to richards contemporarieslennon, mccartney, jaggerand probably overlooked the particulars of.
Later chapters find richards rather tempered by concerns such as recipes for a favorite dish or two, family pets, a daughters wedding and other items on the domestic agenda. The first edition of the novel was published in 2010, and was written by keith richards. Halfway through his electrifying new memoir, life, keith richards writes about the consequences of fame. The longawaited autobiography of keith richards, guitarist, songwriter, singer, and founding member of the rolling stones.
Although he claims hes been clean since the 80s, theres plenty of dirt and disturbance from the keith richards annals to fill an encyclopedia set. Oct 26, 2010 onceinageneration memoir of a rock legend the no. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read life. With the rolling stones, keith richards created the riffs, the lyrics and t.
Tracing richardss trajectory from boyhood in england through the formation of the stones to the bands rise to world domination, this audiobook is chockfull of frank revelations and enlightening stories behind the music. Sep 22, 2015 life by keith richards in epub, fb2, fb3 download ebook. With the rolling stones, keith richards created the riffs, the lyrics and the songs that roused the world, and over four decades he lived the original rock and roll life. Now, at last, the man himself tells his story of life in the crossfire hurricane. Keith richards autobiography life comes out as an audio book tuesday. Its as if heroin turns depps straightforward innocence into hurleys experienceblakes. Life by keith richards not a classic but a really really ok book. Life is a memoir by the rolling stones guitarist keith richards, written with the assistance of journalist james fox. In a candid interview he chats to andrew grahamdixon about his childhood in dartford, his passion for music and the decade that catapulted the rolling stones from backroom. The life story of keith green keith haring rizzoli classics. Its read by actor johnny depp, who based his pirates of the. Life audiobook written by keith richards, james fox.
The 80 best albums of the 1980s by paste music staff january, 2020. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. Listen to life and keith richards autobiography audiobook new. What consumed most of keith richards life was drugs. In life, keith recalls with unflinching honesty and vivid detail the highs and lows of the rolling stones meteoric rise to fame and the notorious drug busts, women, drinking, and heroin addiction that made him infamous his conflictedalbeitcreatively rich relationship with mick jagger. To mark the publication of keith richards autobiography, life, this bbc2 culture show special looks at the life of the man with five strings and nine lives. Keith richards first edition first printing by richards, keith isbn. This will also keep your track position when listening in itunes. Oct 26, 2010 halfway through his electrifying new memoir, life, keith richards writes about the consequences of fame. Written by keith richards, james fox, audiobook narrated by johnny depp, joe hurley. Keith richards jokes are legion, but after listning to this audio book, its no joke acknowleding that this guy has more. Listen to life audiobook by keith richards, james fox.
This memoir, written with the help of writer james fox, is an intricately detailed account of keith richards life, both in and out of musicbut mostly in. Life written by anonymous from kansas city, mo on march 30th, 2012. These are available as a pdf download with the audiobook version on life. Jan 29, 2016 the rolling stones guitarist looks totally relaxed, totally alive, on page 101 of keith richards. A life in pictures, a welldesigned terrific tome whose photos span his entire life, giving viewers a fresh perspective on the icons style and adventures. Richards talks about the early days of the rolling stones, when the band did a lot. With the rolling stones, keith richards created the songs that roused the world, and he lived the original rock and roll life. At the beginning, i really liked the narration with depp only using his artificial, but decent, english accent to speak.
Life by keith richards, the most famous survivor of them all, breaks with this tradition insofar as it contains excess aplenty but hardly any despair and very little redemption. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. All the stories are herethe funny, the touching, the horrendous, and the amazing. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Reluctant outlaw, rock n rolls unparalleled hellraiser, and one of the greatest guitar gods of all time, keith richards has forged a life that most of us can only imagineand often envy.
This is the second best audiobook ive ever listened to. Because this book is not only about keith richards, but his group and entire generations following those great beasts of rock music. Listening obsessively to chuck berry and muddy waters records, learning guitar and forming a band with mick jagger and brian jones. The rolling stones guitarist looks totally relaxed, totally alive, on page 101 of keith richards. Life audiobook download free by keith richards relaudio. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Life keith richards audiobook mp3 download torrent tpb. Signed keith richards 10 on title page, with 10being in the same year as publication. Listening obsessively to chuck berry and muddy waters records, learning guitar and forming a. May 03, 2011 the interesting content of a life such as richards is inevitably going to tail off as his modus operandi stabilised. Life by keith richards, 9780753826614, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Published in october 2010, in hardback, audio and ebook formats, the book chronicles richards love of music, charting influences from his mother and maternal grandfather, through his discovery of blues music, the founding of the rolling stones, his often turbulent relationship. At the beginning, i really liked the narration with depp only using his artificial, but decent, english accent to speak the words of people other than richards in the story. Oct 26, 2010 download or stream life by keith richards.