Nov 16, 2010 johnny depp voices keith richards audio book keith richards autobiography life comes out as an audio book tuesday. Published in october 2010, in hardback, audio and e book formats, the book chronicles richards. Written by keith richards, audiobook narrated by stephan remmler. Halfway through his electrifying new memoir, life, keith richards writes about the consequences of fame.
Life audiobook written by keith richards, james fox. The audies jury selected the book in part because it introduced new audiences to the audiobook. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Keith richards on his remarkable new memoir, life in the latest issue of rolling stone the 66yearold guitarist talks about his highs, lows and deathdefying excesses. Keith richards jokes are legion, but after listning to this audio book, its no joke acknowleding that this guy has more lives than a darn cat. A rock and roll memoir of unparalleled candor and insight, life. 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. May 26, 2011 onceinageneration memoir of a rock legend the no.
Life by keith richards, signed abebooks passion for books. 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. An audio edition of keith richards bestselling autobiography life should silence most sceptical critics of audio books, who regard the format as an oversimplified. Keith richards memoir, life, is a great read on so many levels and for so many reasons i dont know where to begin. Life by keith richards 2010, hardcover for sale online ebay. Neal fox for the guardian m an, i only sleep two hours a day so ive been conscious for several lifetimes. Written by keith richards, james fox, audiobook narrated by johnny depp, joe hurley. Life, keith richards 500pluspage autobiography, is a life story remarkably short on life stories or at least the sort we might expect. Life by keith richards 2010, cd, unabridged for sale online.
An audio edition of keith richards bestselling autobiography life should silence most sceptical critics of audio books, who regard the format as an oversimplified substitution of reading. Oct 10, 2010 life by keith richards not a classic but a really really ok book. Pdf life book by keith richards free download 564 pages. In life, keith recalls with unflinching honesty and vivid detail the highs and lows of the rolling stones meteoric rise to. Life by richards, keith with james fox and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Browse audiobooks written by keith richards sorted by. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Oct 26, 2010 life audiobook written by keith richards, james fox. Keith richards audio books, best sellers, author bio. Intentionally or no, richards finds humor in his raw.
Keith s values were set early and have remained consistent to a remarkable degree. Coming soon new releases nook book bundles nook daily find. Disloyalty is about as low as you can go in his book, one step lower, even, than screwing up the music. A rock and roll memoir of unparalleled candor and insight, life is the ultimate insiders view of the music legend himself.
Published in october 2010, in hardback, audio and ebook formats, the book. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. And, by gum, it opens your eyes to the brilliance of the rolling stones. Its read by actor johnny depp, who based his pirates of the caribbean character, captain jack sparrow, on the real life. Life by keith richards 2010, cd, unabridged for sale. 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. Keith richards life wins top award at the 2011 audies. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Audible audiobooks audible membership best sellers new releases books. Listen to life audiobook by keith richards, james fox. Its read by actor johnny depp, who based his pirates of the caribbean. Many fans of rolling stones guitarist keith richards wonder how hes managed to survive.
Fox, james and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In his memoir, life, keith richards recalls with unflinching honesty and vivid detail the highs and lows of the rolling stones. Keith richards and james fox, read by johnny depp and joe hurley, and featuring. Now, at last, in his own words, the ultimate rock icon gives us the definitive rock autobiography. Nov 14, 2010 keiths values were set early and have remained consistent to a remarkable degree. Browse keith richardss bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Richards has always been just who he is, leaving the. Author phillip norman, whose previous bestseller, john lennon. Car crashes, knife fights, gun skirmishes, not to mention all the drugs, booze and jail stints any one of these might have put an end to any one else, but this guy just keeps on rolling. Audio narrator new york, new york keith richards life 20 cd audiobook narrated by johnny depp, joe hurley, keith richards. Published in october 2010, in hardback, audio and e book 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.
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. The longawaited autobiography of keith richards, guitarist, songwriter, singer, and founding member of the rolling stones. Life keith richards, a 2010 memoir by the rolling stones guitarist keith richards. Oct 26, 2010 halfway through his electrifying new memoir, life, keith richards writes about the consequences of fame. Now, at last, the man himself tells his story of life in the crossfire hurricane.
Not merely a compendium of wisdom, this book is also a complete guide to the inner workings of a complex and inspired belief system, and the life of a man sanctified by fame. Oct 26, 2010 listen to life audiobook by keith richards, james fox. The main characters of this music, biography story are richard leher, bill gober. Publication date 2010 topics rolling stones, rock musicians, biography publisher little, brown and co. Although he claims hes been clean since the 80s, theres plenty of dirt and disturbance from the keith richards. Browse audiobooks written by keith richards sorted by best selling this month page 1 audiobooks. Life is a memoir by the rolling stones guitarist keith richards, written with the assistance of journalist james fox. What consumed most of keith richards life was drugs.
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. The story of my granddad and my first guitar from worldrenowned rolling stones rock star keith richards, with illustrations by his artist daughter, theodora richards. Keith richards has 81 books on goodreads with 166318 ratings. A life, a 2001 memoir of gabriel josipovicis mother. What would keith richards do reminds us to learn from our mistakes, let our instincts lead us, and above all, do what keith. The book was published in multiple languages including english. As lead guitarist of the rolling stones, keith richards has lived life fast and hard. Life written by anonymous from kansas city, mo on march 30th, 2012. Narrated by keith richards, johnny depp, and joe hurley. Life by keith richards audio book simply audiobooks.
Written by keith richards, audiobook narrated by keith richards. Prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. Free life by keith richards buy reader kickass download flibusta fb2 itunes read life by keith richards online life by keith richards download life by keith richards read life by keith richards online life by keith richards download life by keith richards description book life by keith richards. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 564 pages and is available in hardcover format. A natural history of the first four billion years of life on earth, a 1997 natural history by richard fortey.
Keith richards and james fox, read by johnny depp and joe hurley, and featuring the author, hachette audio, unabridged, 20 cds, 22. As you listen to the book,and begin the journey, every time a new song is mentioned, stop the book, go over to youtube and listen to it done live by the stones, then come back to the book. Here at last, in his own words, is the story of keith richards. A guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and cofounder of the rolling stones, he has also released solo albums with his band, the xpensive winos. Inspired by a childhood experience shared in richards s new york times bestselling memoir, life, the story was written with barnaby harris and bill shapiro and will simultaneously release in hardcover and ebook on september 9, 2014, with the hardcover edition including an exclusive audio cd featuring bonus book.
I was interested to hear the story and the narration by johnny depp. 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 the rolling stones musical masterminds beginnings. 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. Its obvious that richards is writing or cowriting this for the fans out there. The newest artifact of the bands endurance is keith richards s chipper new autobiography, called, defiantly, life little, brown. I think this book has enough stuff drug busts, torrid romances, adultery, musical breakthroughs, collabration with other musicians like parsons, chuck berry and life in a rock and roll band that shook the world to make a movie with johnny depp as keith richards who else.
The first edition of the novel was published in 2010, and was written by keith richards. Many fans of rolling stones guitarist keith richards wonder how hes managed to survive the last halfcentury of raucous rock and roll behavior and drug use. 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. Get the audible audiobook for the reduced price of. Keith richards autobiography life comes out as an audio book tuesday. I found it took some time to adjust after each change to the new voice, but each. This suspicion is only intensified after reading life, his 2011 autobiography. With the rolling stones, keith richards lived the original rock and roll life. The first reason may actually qualify this book as a selfhelp tome for those. 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 rockandroll life. Oct 15, 2010 excerpts from the autobiography of rolling stones guitarist keith richards, life, have hit the internet. In 1973, the editors of new musical express put keith richards, the principal guitarist and the musical soul of the rolling stones, at.
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