Life - Hardcover

"Rollicking and raw."--Andrew Abrahams, "People"

"Fiercely entertaining and candid."-- San Francisco Chronicle

"What kind of celebrity autobiography is his "Life"? A remarkable one. One that reveals Mr. Richards in far greater depth and detail than any fan of the Rolling Stones or rock music could have hoped for...Mr. Richards writes with disarming introspection about his childhood, family and fame. And it's quite likely that no rock musician has ever written so keenly about the joys of making music. With a warm sense of humor and willingness to share his grief, Mr. Richards in "Life" defies almost every public perception about him." "Jim Fusilli, "The Wall Street Journal"""

""Life", a firsthand journey from wartime London through the wilder parts of the 1960s and 1970s and beyond, could as easily be filed among the works of Richards' friend William Burroughs as alongside the memoirs of Bob Dylan or Eric Clapton.... It's the rare rock memoir with recipes (for bangers, English sausages), guidelines on street brawling (flash the knife as a decoy, then kick your enemy where it hurts) and staying awake for days.... "Life" is like the ultimate Keith Richards album." "Hillel Italie, "Associated Press"""

"Rollicking and raw." "Andrew Abrahams, "People"""

"""The most scabrously honest and essential rock memoir in a long time....the voice that emerges is unmistakably the dark lord's: growly and profane and black with comedy." "Lou Bayard, "The Washington Post"""
""Life "covers all the bases: sex, drugs, guitar riffs... the book, which already seems to have earned a place in the admittedly small canon of genuinely great rock lit, is dishy but not lurid, technical but not wonky. Richards' voice, filtered through Fox's brain, is so relentlessly endearing, no less a critic than Maureen Dowd has declared the prince of darkness a 'consummate gentleman.'" "Rebecca Dana, "The Daily Beast"""

"""[Richards] is funny, sharp, and insightful....the book is an important addition to the canon of rock lit, chronicling not just the life of an iconic musician and a seminal band but a significant slice of the golden age of rock." "Carlo Wolf, "Boston Globe"""

"Fiercely entertaining and candid." "San Francisco Chronicle""

""Life," a firsthand journey from wartime London through the wilder parts of the 1960s and 1970s and beyond, could as easily be filed among the works of Richards' friend William Burroughs as alongside the memoirs of Bob Dylan or Eric Clapton.... It's the rare rock memoir with recipes (for bangers, English sausages), guidelines on street brawling (flash the knife as a decoy, then kick your enemy where it hurts) and staying awake for days.... "Life" is like the ultimate Keith Richards album." "Hillel Italie, "Associated Press"""

Once-in-a-generation memoir of a rock legend... Unabridged edition read by Keith Richards, Johnny Depp and Joe Hurley