Keith Richards; Living Life

Keith Richards' memoir "Life" was published recently, and despite a sense of "here we go again, another dip in the Look at Me, I'm a Celebrity" pool, I took a look.  It turns out that that what Richards has crafted, along with his writer pal James Fox, is a life story so compelling and readable, so loaded with swagger and sureness of place, I was really quite surprised. It turns out that Keith is not just another too big for his britches star type, and he's not one to miss the nuance and texture of day to day life. His memory is-apparently-very good, and the stories he relates, and the sensitivity he shows to the times and to the individual players, is remarkable given our (my?) natural tendency to dismiss those with massive notoriety. He goes deep here, like someone trying to set a few things straight. A great read, and the audiobook is read partly by Johnny Depp, and part by a Brit whose name is name is Joe Hurley, Keith himself reads a bit, too. Very worthwhile, whether you have a strong interest in the Rolling Stones, or were just alive and recall the time a little, it's great stuff.