{"id":4662,"date":"2015-11-04T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T08:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learnbyblogging.com\/?p=4662"},"modified":"2015-10-28T21:19:41","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T04:19:41","slug":"book-review-life-by-keith-richards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learnbyblogging.com\/?p=4662","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: &#8220;Life&#8221; by Keith Richards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0zUFb5Jn7nA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Keith Richards is famous for being THE guitarist in the Rolling Stones. Keith told a very revealing story of his and his beloved Rolling Stones band. A very long story. There are three major themes: 1) music, the craft. 2) drug abuse and the battle, 3) split with Mick Jagar.<\/p>\n<p>On the first part about music the craft. How the music came to Keith Richards was amazing like writing a hit song during his sleep. The 5-string guitar was another invention of his. I came to appreciate all the nuances about resonance and harmony when playing different chords, not that I understood any of it.<\/p>\n<p>The story of this whole on-and-off drug scene during his addiction painted a picture of how difficult it was and is for an addict to quit. It was good that he kept himself to the &#8220;pharmaceutical&#8221; grade cocaine as possible but it didn&#8217;t make it any easier to quit and definitely kept him and his group on the wrong side of the law and having to defend himself against the prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>After reading the book, I became a fan of the Rolling Stones as I researched the songs he mentioned and the intricacy of making the music, including Mick Jagar&#8217;s amazing ability to write the lyrics on a yellow pad. It&#8217;s almost poetic.<\/p>\n<p>The mental split with Mick Jagar as Mick turned into a control freak and wanted to change, go solo and reinvented himself to a different genre. I can see where Mick is coming from and I also see Keith&#8217;s point of view of making the &#8220;best&#8221; music they know how. In a way, the Rolling Stones is already pretty versatile as their music cut across all different genres including country music, and blues. <\/p>\n<p>Keith&#8217;s approach to women is a bit passive, according to him. And with his fame, he didn&#8217;t have to do much.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, I have learned many things about the Rolling Stones, like getting their band&#8217;s name from Muddy Waters&#8217; song &#8220;Rollin&#8217; Stone&#8221; and his admiration for blues and jazz music. Keith has lived an amazing life. Given his drug abuse and many brushes with law, it&#8217;s amazing he could still clean himself up and kept up with a very productive life. <\/p>\n<p>This is a good chronicle of the famous Rolling Stones band, the longest running band. If you&#8217;re a Rolling Stones fan or enjoy rock and roll music, this is a book for you. I definitely enjoy reading\/listening to the audiobook and familiarized myself lots of Rolling Stones songs. <\/p>\n<p>Hope Keith Richards continue to write music and bring joy to the world. Go Rolling Stones!<\/p>\n<p><iframe<\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keith Richards is famous for being THE guitarist in the Rolling Stones. Keith told a very revealing story of his and his beloved Rolling Stones band. A very long story. There are three major themes: 1) music, the craft. 2) drug abuse and the battle, 3) split with Mick Jagar. 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