Mudcat Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 EDIT - See my post below. Apparently Keef was playing the jester. The thing is, I can easily imagine him doing this! :sick: SOURCE ___________________________________________ Keith Richards: `I Snorted My Father' Apr 3 02:59 PM US/Eastern LONDON (AP) - Keith Richards has acknowledged consuming a raft of illegal substances in his time, but this may top them all. In comments published Tuesday, the 63-year-old Rolling Stones guitarist said he had snorted his father's ashes mixed with cocaine. "The strangest thing I've tried to snort? My father. I snorted my father," Richards was quoted as saying by British music magazine NME. "He was cremated and I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. My dad wouldn't have cared," he said. "... It went down pretty well, and I'm still alive." Richards' father, Bert, died in 2002, at 84. Richards, one of rock's legendary wild men, told the magazine that his survival was the result of luck, and advised young musicians against trying to emulate him. "I did it because that was the way I did it. Now people think it's a way of life," he was quoted as saying. "I've no pretensions about immortality," he added. "I'm the same as everyone ... just kind of lucky. "I was No. 1 on the `who's likely to die' list for 10 years. I mean, I was really disappointed when I fell off the list," Richards said. ___ Mudcat's music on Soundclick "Work hard. Rock hard. Eat hard. Sleep hard. Grow big. Wear glasses if you need 'em."-The Webb Wilder Credo- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Crazy Bastard!! LOL KEEF!! http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strategery Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Good grief. :grin: Randy "Just play!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtail Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 LMAO! It's good for him he's a famous musician; otherwise, that old boy wouldn't have a prayer of making it anywhere else in life. LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Well, he just crossed a line with me. Don't give a damn who he is. If that can't kick-start a rehab, then he's beyond hope and compassion. Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Red 67 Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Twisted indeed. Big Red's Ride Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bejeeber Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 I wonder if he's just pulling that rag mag's leg? Hey he's going to play Jack Sparrow's father on the silver screen. That oughta be funny if he can say his lines OK. Just a pinch between the geek and chum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbote Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 What an idiot. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 There was an episode of Six Feet Under dealing with this same perversion. I wonder if this story didn't inspire it, since it's alleged to have taken place a few years ago. Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trucks Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 That oughta be funny if he can say his lines OK. Dont think he has any problem doing lines... nyuk nyuk But nah, its kind of wierd... Don't think I would do the same personally, but each to their own. From what i've heard about his old man, it wouldnt have bothered him much. Soundclick Myspace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 I wonder if he's just pulling that rag mag's leg? Hey he's going to play Jack Sparrow's father on the silver screen. That oughta be funny if he can say his lines OK. Very possiable! he would put them on, no problem. http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy P Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 This give a whole new meaning to blow the man down. www.birdblues.com My Stuff On Sound Click Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warthog Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 His brain is no longer functioning properly. I wonder how many brain cells are still alive? Makes you wonder how brilliant he might be if he wasn't so careless and stupid. Sad, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar Geezer Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 http://members.cox.net/willowhaus/pix/my_art/dead_people.jpg Courtesy of Christopher Robin Lynn G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trucks Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 LOL!!!! Soundclick Myspace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtail Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 http://members.cox.net/willowhaus/pix/my_art/dead_people.jpg Courtesy of Christopher Robin LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcat Posted April 4, 2007 Author Share Posted April 4, 2007 Never mind - it's all a joke. SOURCE ________________ Apr 3 2007 7:38 PM EDT Did Keith Richards Really Snort His Dad's Ashes? No It Was A Joke!Comments made in magazine interview were only 'said in jest,' manager tells MTV News. By Kurt Loder Maybe you saw that Keith Richards item that started popping up all over the place on Tuesday (April 3) the one about how he'd admitted to snorting the ashes of his late father after his body had been cremated? Great story, right? And yet, like so much in the world of celebrity journalism, totally untrue. In case you missed it, this little yarn first appeared in the pages of London's notoriously unreliable New Musical Express. The magazine quoted the Rolling Stones guitarist as saying, "The strangest thing I've tried to snort? My father. I snorted my father. He was cremated and I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. My dad wouldn't have cared. ... It went down pretty well, and I'm still alive." This wildly dubious quote proved irresistible to newspapers, wire services and TV and online outlets on both sides of the Atlantic, from The Associated Press to Forbes, The Drudge Report, Breitbart and E! Online. In fact, it was such a great story that nobody bothered trying to confirm it with a Richards representative why spoil the fun with facts? In a buzz-killing mood, though, we decided to check with Richards' longtime manager, Jane Rose. We asked her about the dad-snorting quotes in the NME interview. She responded with an e-mail: "Said in jest," she explained. "Can't believe anyone took [it] seriously." Mudcat's music on Soundclick "Work hard. Rock hard. Eat hard. Sleep hard. Grow big. Wear glasses if you need 'em."-The Webb Wilder Credo- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsd1965 Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 You beat me to it mudcat. I was just coming here to post a link to that article. The first time I saw this I thought it belonged in the Band Urban Legend thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 I was going to suggest that if that interview occurred on April Fools Day, it was a great one!! Check out my Rock Beach Guitars page showing guitars I have built and repaired... http://www.rockbeachguitars.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtail Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Funny how yesterday's article saying "he did" gets a big headline on the news websites but the retraction article is non-existent or you have to look hard for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 His brain is no longer functioning properly. I wonder how many brain cells are still alive? Makes you wonder how brilliant he might be if he wasn't so careless and stupid. Sad, really. As Keith points out repeatedly, it's just by a blessed accident of genetics that he's still alive and relatively healthy after all his drug abuse, and cautions anyone else against trying it. (He really does.) That being the case his mental faculties are all also still in place, as evidenced by his having the interviewer on about this. Compare Keef's and Mick's solo efforts sometime and discover which of them really defines the Stones sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsd1965 Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Chad wrote: Compare Keef's and Mick's solo efforts sometime and discover which of them really defines the Stones sound. True enough, I still have Talk is Cheap and still listen to it regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Chad wrote: Compare Keef's and Mick's solo efforts sometime and discover which of them really defines the Stones sound. True enough, I still have Talk is Cheap and still listen to it regularly. "Talk Is Cheap" kicks ass all over the place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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