FREE WHAT WOULD DO?: DAILY AFFIRMATIONS FROM A ROCK N ROLL SURVIVOR PDF

Jessica Pallington West | 240 pages | 19 May 2009 | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | 9781596916142 | English | New York, United States Keith Richards - Musician - Music database - Radio Swiss Jazz

This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. Him and his rain. J esus would be mortified, and well he should. After all, if you'd sacrificed your mortal shell to save mankind only to have rock 'n' roll's infamously intemperate guitarist inserted where your name usually is, you'd have a right to What Would Keith Richards Do?: Daily Affirmations from a Rock n Roll Survivor upset. But wait. Could there be something to this? Something beyond the bald stab at blasphemy? Is it possible that behind the famous Richards' wrinkled wall of sin, behind the decades of legal hassle, wanton substance abuse, multiple brushes with death and prodigious dispensation of profanity, that wisdom lurks? A design not only for living but What Would Keith Richards Do?: Daily Affirmations from a Rock n Roll Survivor living as a decent, forgiving and genuinely caring human being? Could Richards show us a way? Richards himself would cringe at the suggestion. Daily Affirmations from a Rock 'n' Roll Survivor : "As a symbol of staying power, the words, wisdom, and philosophy of Richards can be used as an example of to improve your own in times of confusion Through them, it's quite possible Keith Richards can save your life. Or at least save your ass. Yes, ungentle readers, it would seem to be true: A good life can include both grace and Jack Daniels. From the man who never said no to anything, West uncovers a gospel of strangely compelling affirmation. West boils the notoriously loose-tongued Richards down to his most bon of mots, and lays them side by side with those of Aristotle, Plato, Saint Augustine!?! The result is a fairly um sobering case that ' year-old guitarist, a man so buffeted by trouble and impervious to chemical indulgences that he was once allied with cockroaches as the creatures most likely to survive a nuclear holocaust "Poor old cockroaches," quipped Richardsis a virtual walking testament to the transcendent human spirit. After all, it's one thing to float above the muck of human vice and pass judgment from a great holy height. Any guru can do that. It's quite another to have plunged headlong — as Richards has, both intentionally and inadvertently, countless times — into the slop and surfaced with a line like this: "I've never had a problem with drugs. I've only had a problem with policemen. Unlike the pronouncements of other men of consummate wisdom, let's say Plato or Groucho Marx, Richards tends What Would Keith Richards Do?: Daily Affirmations from a Rock n Roll Survivor resonate most when considered in the context of his astoundingly disaster-prone life. He's survived fires at least threewalked away from car crashes perhaps a half-dozenpunchouts by idol Chuck Berry twopolice busts at least a dozen and various falls from coconut trees and library ladders one each. That last tumble nearly resulted in death beneath a pile of encyclopedias. Although West arranges Richards' words according to categories religion, America, drugs, Mick, fame, etc. So there is stuff to heed here, even for those of us who have never lived in former Nazi-owned chateaus, been clocked by Chuck Berry, snorted our father's ashes, totalled a half-dozen or so Bentleys or engaged in protracted public bitch-slapping sessions with Elton John. If God gave Keith Richards one of the most resilient constitutions in human history, it would seem to be for the purpose of gradually accruing a spotlit survivor's big- picture perspective — to be a rolling stone that gathers no moss but does accumulate a certain awareness of just how lucky he's been. No apologies, mind you, just awareness: "If I knew what the other original sin was, I'd do it. To one interviewer trolling for survival tips, Richards pronounced: "I do what I do. Don't try this at home. It's the living that's hard. Copyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. To order copies of Toronto Star articles, please go to: www. Report an error. Journalistic Standards. About The Star. More Entertainment. Top Stories. About Contact Us Feedback. Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. Privacy Policy Terms of use Accessibility. The Tao Of Keith - The

Links www. Keith Richards born 18 Decembersometimes credited as Keith Richardis an English musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer - songwriter and author, best known as a guitarist and founder member of the rock band the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine credited Richards for "rock's greatest single body of riffs" on guitar and ranked him 4th on its list of best guitarists. He is the only child of Doris M. Richards' paternal grandparents, Ernie and Eliza Richards, were socialists and civic leaders, whom he credited as "more or less creat ing the Walthamstow Labour Party", whilst Eliza also became mayor of the Municipal Borough of Walthamstow in London in Finally Dupree told Richards, that if Richards could reach the guitar then he could have it. Richards then devised all manner of ways of reaching the guitar, putting books and cushions on a chair and finally got the guitar and his grandfather let him have it. He worked on the number 'like mad' and then his grandfather let him keep the guitar. He called it 'the prize of the century'. Richards attended Wentworth Primary School with and was his neighbour untilwhen the family moved. At this point Richards had learned most of Chuck Berry 's solos. The Blues Boys folded when Brian Jones, after sharing thoughts on their joint interest in the blues music, invited Mick and Keith to the Bricklayers Arms pub, where they then met Ian Stewart. His parents divorced about the same time, resulting in his staying close to his mother and remaining estranged from his father until After the Rolling Stones signed to Decca Records in their band manager, Andrew Loog Oldhamdropped the s from Richards' surname believing that "Keith Richard", in his words, "looked more pop". Stewart said Richards was the Rolling Stones' bandleader, and Richards says his job is "oiling the machinery". Bill Wyman and Ronnie Wood say that while most bands follow the drummer, the Rolling Stones, Wyman says, have "no way of 'not' following" Richards. Chris Spedding calls Richards' guitar playing "direct, incisive and unpretentious". In the late s Jones' declining contributions What Would Keith Richards Do?: Daily Affirmations from a Rock n Roll Survivor Richards to record all guitar parts on many tracks, including slide guitar. Jones' replacement Mick Taylor played guitar with the Rolling Stones from to Taylor's virtuosity on lead guitar led to a pronounced separation between lead and rhythm guitar roles, most notably onstage. A break in touring during — allowed Richards to focus on open tunings. Richards primarily used open tunings for fingered chording developing a distinctive style of syncopated and ringing I-IV chording heard on "Street Fighting Man" and "Start Me Up". Richards often removes the lowest string from his guitar, playing with only five strings, as the lower string just "gets in the way" of Richards' own playing, letting the band's bass player pick up those notes. Richards regards acoustic guitar as the basis for his playing, [26] believing that the limitations of electric guitar would cause him to "lose that touch" if he stopped playing an acoustic. All guitars on the studio versions of "Street Fighting Man" and "Jumpin' Jack Flash" feature acoustic guitars overloaded to a cassette recorder, then reamped through a loudspeaker in What Would Keith Richards Do?: Daily Affirmations from a Rock n Roll Survivor studio. During the Rolling Stones' tour the Richards-sung "Happy" entered into their concert What Would Keith Richards Do?: Daily Affirmations from a Rock n Roll Survivor, and since then has sung lead vocals on one or two songs each concert [29] [30] in order to give Jagger time to change his What Would Keith Richards Do?: Daily Affirmations from a Rock n Roll Survivor. Recordings of Richards playing other instruments besides guitar are not unusual. He played bass guitar on several Rolling Stones' studio recordings, including "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Happy"as well What Would Keith Richards Do?: Daily Affirmations from a Rock n Roll Survivor for his side project, . Richards also played percussion on select Rolling Stones tracks, such as the floor tom on "Jumpin' Jack Flash"tambourine on "Infamy" [33] and bicycle spokes on "Continental Drift" Richards and Jagger began their songwriting partnership in at the insistence of manager Andrew Loog Oldham who saw no long career in playing covers. Richards recalls: "We were writing these terrible pop songs that were becoming top ten hits They had nothing to do with us, except we wrote 'em. Richards has stated that the "Satisfaction" riff came to him in his sleep; he woke up just long enough to record it on a cassette player by his bed. Their work in the s and beyond has incorporated elements of funk, disco, reggae and punk. In his solo career, Richards has often shared co- writing credits with drummer and co-producer . Richards has said, "I've always What Would Keith Richards Do?: Daily Affirmations from a Rock n Roll Survivor songs written by two people are better than those written by one. You get another angle on it. Richards has frequently stated that he feels less like a creator than a conduit when writing songs: "I don't have that god aspect about it. I prefer to think of myself as an antenna. There's only one song, and Adam and Eve wrote it; the rest is a variation on a theme. Richards was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in Richards has been active as a music producer since the s. He was credited as producer and musical director on the Today's Pop Symphonyone of manager Andrew Loog Oldham 's side projects, although there are doubts about how much Richards was actually involved with it. Since the s Richards has chalked up numerous production and co-production credits on projects with other artists including Aretha FranklinJohnnie Johnson and Ronnie Spectoras well as on his own with the X-Pensive Winos see below. In the s Richards co-produced and added guitar What Would Keith Richards Do?: Daily Affirmations from a Rock n Roll Survivor vocals to a recording of nyabinghi Rastafarian chanting and drumming entitled "Wingless Angels", released on Richards' own , Mindless Records, in Richards has released few solo recordings. Inafter Jagger pursued a solo recording and touring career, Richards formed the "X-pensive Winos" with co-songwriter and co-producer Steve Jordanwhom Richards assembled for his Chuck Berry documentary Hail! Rock 'n' Roll. Since its release, has gone gold and has sold consistently. Its release was followed by the first of the two US tours Richards has done as a solo artist. Live at the Hollywood Palladium, 15 December documents the first of these tours. In the Winos' second studio record was released, and was also followed by a tour. A third Richards album, Crosseyed Heartwas released in September During the s, most of Richards' recordings with artists other than the Rolling Stones were sessions for Andrew Oldham's Immediate Records label. In the s Richards worked outside the Rolling Stones with Ronnie Wood on several occasions, contributing guitar, and vocals to Wood's first two solo albums and joining him on stage for two July concerts to promote I've Got My Own Album to Do. In December Richards also made a guest appearance at a Faces concert. Since the s Richards has made more frequent guest appearances. He has worked with Tom Waits on three occasions, adding guitar and backing vocals to Waits' album Rain Dogs ; co-writing, playing and sharing the lead vocal on "That Feel" on Bone Machine ; and adding guitar and vocals to Bad As Me In the s and s Richards continued to contribute to a wide range of musical projects as a guest artist. A few of the notable sessions he has done include guitar and vocals on Johnnie Johnson 's release Johnnie B. His What Would Keith Richards Do?: Daily Affirmations from a Rock n Roll Survivor and lead vocals are featured on the Hank Williams tribute album Timeless and on veteran blues guitarist Hubert Sumlin 's album About Them Shoes In the Rolling Stones released Rarities —which includes some rare and limited-issue recordings, but Richards has described the band's released output as the "tip of the iceberg". Music journalist Nick Kent attached to Richards Lord Byron's epithet of "mad, bad, and dangerous to know". Jagger thought that Richards' image had "contributed to him becoming a junkie". Even though that was nearly twenty years ago, you cannot convince some people that I'm not a mad drug addict. Richards' notoriety for illicit drug use stems in part from several drug busts during the late s and s and his candour about using heroin and other substances. Richards has been tried on drug-related charges five times: intwice ininand in On 29 JuneJagger was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for possession of four amphetamine tablets. Richards was found guilty of allowing cannabis to be smoked on his property and sentenced to one year in prison. On 27 Februarywhile Richards was staying in a Toronto hotel, then known as the Harbour Castle Hilton on Queen's Quay East, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police found heroin in his room and charged him with "possession of heroin for the purpose of trafficking" — an offence that at that time could result in prison sentences of seven years What Would Keith Richards Do?: Daily Affirmations from a Rock n Roll Survivor life under the Narcotic Control Act. For the next two years, Richards lived under threat of criminal sanction. Throughout this period he remained active with the Rolling Stones, recording their biggest-selling studio album, Some Girlsand touring North America. Richards was tried in Octoberpleading guilty to possession of heroin. Inhe stated he still occasionally drinks alcohol and consumes hashish and cannabis. Richards maintained cordial relations after breaking up with Italian-born actress d. June 13,[57] the mother of his first three children. Richards and Pallenberg, who never married, were a couple from to Together they have a son, Marlon Leon Sundeep named after the actor Marlon Brandoborn in[20] and a daughter, Angela originally named Dandelionborn in Later inRichards met his future wife, model . They married on 18 DecemberRichards' 40th birthday, and have two daughters, Theodora Dupree and Alexandra Nicole, born in and respectively. Theodora was reported as contributing pen and ink illustrations for the book, which was inspired by the man she's named after Richards' grandfather Theodore Augustus Dupree. He is an avid reader with a strong interest in history and owns an extensive library. On 27 Aprilwhile in Fiji, Richards slipped off the branch of a dead tree later to be reported by the international press as a coconut tree and suffered a head injury. He subsequently underwent cranial surgery at a New Zealand hospital. The revised tour schedule included a brief statement from Richards apologising for "falling off my perch. In a video message in late as part of the On Fire tour, Richards gave his thanks to the surgeons in New Zealand who treated him, remarking that "I left half my brain there. In August ofRichards was granted a pardon by Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee for a reckless driving citation. InRichards joined the 11th annual Independent Music Awards judging panel to assist independent musicians' careers. He also said he stopped being a Beatles fan in when they visited the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi; [82] What Would Keith Richards Do?: Daily Affirmations from a Rock n Roll Survivor, this didn't prevent him from playing bass in John Lennon's pickup band "The Dirty Mac" for a performance of the Beatles' song "Yer Blues" in the Stones' Circus in December Richards' choices consisted of his favourite s comedy shows, cartoons and thrillers, interspersed with interviews, rare musical performances and night imagery. This 'televisual journey' was the first of its kind on British TV. Temple also directed a documentary, The Origin of the Speciesabout Richards' childhood in post-war England and his musical roots. From the start of his career Richards has made appearances to pay tribute to those artists with whom he has formed friendships and those who have inspired and encouraged him. After the earliest success of the band, who played cover songs of American blues artists, while he and Jagger were just beginning their own songwriting, the Rolling Stones visited the States to pay back, in his words, "that's where that fame bit comes in handy". Since that time, he has performed on many occasions to show appreciation toward them. Among these, he has appeared with Norah Jones in a tribute concert for Gram Parsons in playing guitar and singing a duet, "Love Hurts". In an April interview for NME magazine, music journalist Mark Beaumont asked Richards what the strangest thing he ever snorted was, [84] and quoted him as replying: "My father. I snorted my father. He was cremated and I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. Keith Richards - Wikipedia

Goodreads helps you keep track of books What Would Keith Richards Do?: Daily Affirmations from a Rock n Roll Survivor want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. What Would Keith Richards Do? What is a wise man? What is a prophet? Someone with a strange, unflappable demeanor. Someone who speaks in cryptic koans, words whose meanings take years to unravel. Someone who has confronted. Someone who has confronted death, God, sin, and the immortal soul. Someone unfit for this world, but too brilliant to depart it. Someone, in short, like Keith Richards. Here, at last, the wisdom of this indefatigable man is recorded and set forth. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. More Details Original Title. Other Editions 5. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Here's the best thing in this book Keith Richards' Mum's Shepherd's Pie Recipe 3 pounds potatoes, "Tumbling Diced" 1 tablespoon butter Salt and pepper to taste 2 pounds ground beef 2 large onions, chopped 2 large carrots, grated 1 ounce can beef stock 1 tablespoon cornstarch Place potatoes in large saucepan; cover with water. Bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer until tender. Using electric mixer or whisk, mash potatoes and butter. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside. Heat large skill Here's the best thing in this book Heat large skillet. Add beef and onions. Add carrots and stock. Mix in cornstarch, cook 10 minutes. Pour meat mixture into pie dish and top with mashed potatoes. Place under broiler until potatoes begin to turn brown. But Keith hates cheese. As for the rest of this book, it is fun and entertaining. Advice on how to live a full life from one of the most famous screw-ups that managed to survive his mistakes and live a full life. Most of it is good common sense advice; know yourself, be honest, learn from your mistake, etc. But the attempt to compare Keith Richards to Saint Augustine is a bit of a stretch. Nietzsche I can see. If you try the Shepherd Pie recipe, let me know how it turns out. View 2 comments. Jan 13, Dr. Detroit rated it liked it. Handcuff bracelet? Skull rings? Bottle of Rebel Yell? Wind him up and watch him go. That was 42 shit… years ago. I think. So he does his talking with his signature five-string sonics who knows what he did with the sixth? I just expect it. Prince is like the Monkees. A Pee-wee Herman trip. Get over yourself. My unabashed idolatry of The Human Riff is no great secret. Full stop. And created the template for rooster-haired What Would Keith Richards Do?: Daily Affirmations from a Rock n Roll Survivor the world over. Are you listening, What Would Keith Richards Do?: Daily Affirmations from a Rock n Roll Survivor Stinson? How about you, Johnny Thunders? Never mind. Apr 26, Angelica Melendez rated it really liked it. Richards is like Pooh, he just is. Um, this book was not very good. The author really just lifted a bunch of quotes from Keith's recent book and various Keith interviews and interspersed them under different headings. Come on Jessica, you got to put more effort into it than that. The book is highly recommended to people who are looking to reach their goals for a certain number of books to read because you can read this in one night, while watching America's Funniest Videos. View 1 comment. Apr 09, Liam rated it it was ok Shelves: referencebiography-autobiography-memoirmusicmiscellaneous. Judging from her name, photograph, and author's note, Ms. West is undoubtedly British. I am a fucking Irishman, and even I know that the name of the R. Jan 07, Jen rated it really liked it. The first four chapters are the most interesting. The rest is pretty much filler. Quotes repeated multiple times and a timeline of events that fans know. Jun 03, Jeremy rated it liked it. His words: "I will write all of your epitaphs" prophesy, just like he had witnessed the extinction of rock dinosaurs, that he will still be What Would Keith Richards Do?: Daily Affirmations from a Rock n Roll Survivor after all the American Idols and the flavor of the months of today are gone. One thing's for sure, as this book will show you, Keith Richards has survived the perils of rock stardom and has come away unscathed and the more wiser Elvis dead, Hendrix dead, Lennon dead, Cobain dead, Keith Richards still alive! One thing's for sure, as this book will show you, Keith Richards has survived the perils of rock stardom and has come away unscathed and the more wiser with more lives than nine. Aug 12, Cheryl rated it really liked it. Most entertaining and amusing chapter was on keith and philosophy, pitting keith against the greats and then the greats on keith. Overall a good read. Don't be fooled though as the majority of this book is composed of quotes from interviews over the years and organized into categories e. Aug 31, Bebe rated it really liked it.