How to be Wild Like Keith Richards (50 Years of Riffs, Spliffs, Snorting & Soul from the Original Wild Man of Rock 'n' Roll)

by Jack Wilson

The Rolling Stones have stood like a Colossus over the rock ‘n’ roll scene for almost five decades. At the heart of the band is Keith Richards, one of the greatest guitarists of his generation. Famous for some of the greatest riffs of the last century, he is equally well-known for his outrageous rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle. The man who topped the “Most Likely To Die” chart for more than a decade has confounded everyone, including the Grim Reaper, by not only surviving but by thriving on a steady diet of sex, drugs and booze.

Author Jack Wilson takes a wry look at Keith Richards, the man and his music, and offers useful advice for others wishing to take a walk on the wild side. He looks not only at the rollercoaster life of the man himself but others who have trodden in his erratic footsteps, including Keith Moon, Eric Clapton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Page, Necro Butcher, Ozzy Osbourne and Snoop Dogg.

160 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 17, 2011

Reviews

[Angela Maher · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the sort of book that compiles stories and facts from various sources and puts them all in one place. It's not an in-depth analysis of Keith, and it broadens out to include several other wild men of rock, but it is an interesting and entertaining chronicle of rock and roll excess. Faults are laid bare but without tearing people down, bringing a healthy dose of reality to what might otherwise be a worship of the extremes of a rock lifestyle. Overall this is a fun book and light read that rock music fans will probably enjoy.