Keith Richards

Keith was born on December 18, 1943 in Dartford, Kent, UK. He has always been interested in music and makes his living playing in a Rock & Roll band that has experienced modest success. He has, however, always dreamed of being a Disc Jockey. Keith is an avid reader with a special interest in history. He's been married to Pati Hansen since 1983 and they have two grown daughters, Alexandra and Theodora. You will hear Keith, pretty much every day, on The Album Station. Watch for his quote of the week on our homepage.......beginning in March.

Keith's quote of The Week

On having a pre-tour medical:

 
"The doctor stuck electrodes all over my body, hooked up more monitors than the Stones use on stage, and told me I was 'normal.'
  F---! Can you imagine telling Keith Richards he's 'normal' ? 1994

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"The idea of retiring
is like killing yourself. It's almost like hari-kari. I intend to live to be one hundred and go down in history." 2004

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On music, career and ambition:
 
"Everything I've ever planned has never worked out. I've relied on accidents all my life." ~ 2001
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On racial "differences" :
 
I like hanging with black people. They think I am one anyway. I'm just in disguise.
To me, the other side of the tracks is where I can really rest. ~1997
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On Guitars
 
When asked which model of guitar he likes best:
 "Give me five minutes and I'll make 'em all sound the same."
1986
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On the relationships between the Stones:
 
"Sometimes when you're in the dressing room before going on, you look around and think, There's Mick, there's Charlie, there's Ron.....all right.....there's me. And you suddenly think, Is that all there is? Where's the one that knows everything?" ~ 1994
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On the longevity of the Rolling Stones:
 
"For younger generations born after 1963, '64, you've got the sun, the moon, the air they breathe, and you've got the Rolling Stones. We've always been there." 1985
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On the early days of being in The Rolling Stones

"When we first started, we were looking at that first record contract and thinking, 'Oh, Christ! Two years at the most!' Nobody got longer than that ---except Elvis---and then you were dead as a dodo." 2008
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On discovering rock 'n' roll
 
"There was a certain point with my generation where something went bang! And suddenly rock 'n' roll came along. Little Richard, Elvis, Chuck Berry were all flying at me like an artillery barrage. " Keith Richards ~ 1997
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On Music, Career and Amibition:
 
"I've said it before: this is all I can do. I'm a lousy plumber." 1989
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"I love my kids most of the time, and I love my wife most of the time. Music I love all the time." ~ 1988
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