Keith Richards: Legendary guitarist, charming rake… blogger? Well, maybe not quite, but he does have a pretty entertaining website for a guy who’s been rippin’riffs since approximately the beginning of time. Click on "Ask Keith" at the bottom for the page that collects his idiosyncratic answers to over 150 fan-submitted queries. My favorite right now might be the one wherein a dude named "Philippe" asks for his views on the afterlife: "Afterlife, I’m sure, is right after the afterbirth." (It sounds much better if you click the "Hear Keef" button to stream his lovely slurred consonants, I swear.) Or maybe it’s the one where he claims to have invented the cocktail of Sunkist soda and vodka — or the one where he somehow starts comparing Pete Sampras’right forearm to "a claw, like a lobster!" (?!)
All kidding aside, Richards’answers can be quite fascinating. And how does Keef himself explain all this technological tomfoolery? "I don’t have a computer myself," he admitted to EW’s Clark Collis this week. "I know what they’re capable of: find out about this, find out about that. But QWERTY? I don’t really do that." (Guess he has a good webmaster.) That’s from an interview about Martin Scorsese’s new Stones concert doc, Shine A Light, which will be appearing in EW’s pages in a few weeks — and it’s sure to be a much more in-depth exchange than anything on Keef’s website. In the meantime, though, what would you ask the grayed Glimmer Twin?
Dear Keith,
How many beers did it take to have the agility to climb up a palm tree?
Keith:
Who are you paying to write your blog for you? Can I get a job like that?
Joyce
How long have you been dead?
How long have you been dead?
I want to know what Keith’s secret is to a long life. He’s been around forever and he can still rock! Lots of jokes are made about Mr. Richards, but I’m happy he’s still around and kicking.
Ep Sato, he may still be around, but I don’t know about the ‘kicking’part; stumbling, yes.
One last comment: All of the jokes I’ve made about Keith, I am a huge fan of his music. One story: When ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame, Keith inducted them. I heard his whole speech, and I swear I didn’t understand one word beyond ‘ZZ Top.’That’s a speech worth tracking down; you’ll see what I mean!
Who really killed Brian?
hey keith,
I’m just wondering do you actually write this blog yourself or get someone to do it for you, if you do i just wanted to say you have been a big influence and i think your very talented. And i hope i get to see you before you stop touring. How much longer will you keep touring??