Life

By: Keith Richards, James Fox

Narrated by: Johnny Depp, Joe Hurley

Length: 23 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

The long-awaited autobiography of Keith Richards, guitarist, songwriter, singer, and founding member of the Rolling Stones.

With The Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the songs that roused the world, and he lived the original rock and roll life. Now, at last, the man himself tells his story of life in the crossfire hurricane. Listening obsessively to Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records, learning guitar and forming a band with Mick Jagger and Brian Jones. The Rolling Stones's first fame and the notorious drug busts that led to his enduring image as an outlaw folk hero. Creating immortal riffs like the ones in "Jumping Jack Flash" and "Honky Tonk Women." His relationship with Anita Pallenberg and the death of Brian Jones. Tax exile in France, wildfire tours of the U.S., isolation and addiction. Falling in love with Patti Hansen. Estrangement from Jagger and subsequent reconciliation. Marriage, family, solo albums and Xpensive Winos, and the road that goes on forever.

With his trademark disarming honesty, Keith Richard brings us the story of a life we have all longed to know more of, unfettered, fearless, and true.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©2010 Keith Richards (P)2010 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

"[A] high-def, high-velocity portrait of the era when rock 'n' roll came of age, a raw report from deep inside the counterculture maelstrom of how that music swept like a tsunami over Britain and the United States....Mr. Richards has found a way to channel to the reader his own avidity, his own deep soul hunger for music and to make us feel the connections that bind one generation of musicians to another. Along the way he even manages to communicate something of that magic, electromagnetic experience of playing on stage with his mates, be it in a little club or a huge stadium." (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times)

"[A] slurry romp through the life of a man who knew every pleasure, denied himself nothing, and never paid the price." (David Remnick, The New Yorker)

"A vivid self-portrait and, of the Stones and their musical era, a grand group portrait....spellbinding storytelling." (Richard Corliss, Time)

Better read before they make us run...

Quite simply the best memoir I've ever read and written like a friend was talking to you.
It cannot be over emphasized how well Johnny Depp and Joe Hurley narrate Keith's gift.
And just for kicks maybe but well worth listening Keith himself narrates the last bit. I also really appreciated ;-) and it over small bits here and there of biographical recall to someone better suited than himself to report from the front lines. This included many other musicians friends and even his cranial doctor. What a wild ride thanks to Keith Richards and his co-biographer, James Fox, for delivering the goods.my guess is that it probably took four to five years off of Mr. Fox's life do the damn thing. I think it took one off mine just to hear it!

best audio book ever!

Simply the best narrated book I've ever listened too. Very interesting and engaging. And don't do heroin.

Very Entertaining

If this book can be believed, Keith Richards would casually do anything, to include risking his own life, for that next source of inspiration. This book describes how those risks took their toll and led to some wonderful music.

Pretty f--king interesting.

Any additional comments?

Interesting, fun, but wow so long. I guess it got a little boring 'cause I didn't finish it. But I got nearly there. Then it started feeling like more of the same I guess. Maybe it was just a dip, maybe the ending is great. Maybe I'll put in those last few hours. Maybe.

Absolutely the best Rock Biography Ever written

Where does Life rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

top 10

Any additional comments?

Keith Richards went from a rock talent to an absolute rock god in my mind with this book.

powerful story

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

if your a Richards fan or a Stones fan this is straight from the horses mouth

Any additional comments?

I was amazed that Keith could remember so much !!! Have to give a lot of credit to the ghost writer , he put it all together and made it coherent . As a final thought , I got the feeling that Keith would have been a small time gangster if he wasn't in the Stones

Keep to the music

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

If you want to hear good song writing and great guitar work listen to Rolling Stones records. If you want to hear a drug addict rationalize the drug culture and make excuses for destructive behavior listen to this book.

absolutely fantastic

If you could sum up Life in three words, what would they be?

live love laugh

What other book might you compare Life to and why?

there is no other book that could come close cause Keith Richards has led an incredible life

Which character – as performed by Johnny Depp and Joe Hurley – was your favorite?

there all great

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

if i could i would have but its a long book but vary entertaining. listened to it in 3 days while working (truck driver)

Any additional comments?

a book for any stones fan & a must have for the super fans!!! thanks Mr.Richards!!!

amazing life story, sometimes hard to follow.

I really liked it, but the narration could be hard to follow. The other English guy that wasn't Richards tries to do a US southern accent and is very hard to follow.

Sir Richards

Great, insightful book. Mick Jagger was knighted, but it should have been bestowed upon Keith Richards. Richards was the heart and soul of the Rolling Stones. I always thought Jagger was THE man, but he was only the shell, the front man. The Rolling Stones is known for its music..and Keith Richards was the man who loved music. Along with all the other band members, san Jagger.
Great "read".