HOW DO YOU HOLD THIS THING?

Say what you will, he's still here. Know what I like about Keith Richards? Anything you can say about him, he'll cop to. Every stupid thing he's done. You want to say he's done two much partying? He'll acknowledge it. Say he's only a marginally good guitar player? His singing's worse. Too big of an ego? Too much money? You should hate him, like Reggie Mantle with a shaggy hair cut. He knows all that. He knows he's lucky.

The conversation below, between him and Hunter S. Thompson, ends with Thompson saying, "You're just a rock 'n' roll punk". That alone should make you see it. There's a part in there when they're talking about what J. Edgar Hoover would come back as, in a second life. Richards, or Keith as we call him, settles on "a fawt". Despite all the fame, the money, cars, sex, drugs, fancy homes, and just about anything he could possibly want, despite all of that, Keith Richards still thinks a fart is funny. At the end of the day, that's why I like this guy, I hope he sticks around a while longer.

Here's some Keith Richards stuff. Definitely check out the post at Boogie Woogie Flu, Duets with George Jones, Johnnie Johnson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dave Edmunds and Rockpile, and Bob Dylan. There's also another link to a Tom Waits thing he played on.

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Listen:
Keith Richards and George Jones - Say It's Not You mp3 at Boogie Woogie Flu
Jerry Lee Lewis and Keith Richards - Sweet Virginia (2010) mp3 at Boogie Woogie Flu
Tom Waits with Keith Richards- Satisfied mp3 at Informal Flick Thru
Jerry Lee Lewis and Keith Richards - That Kind of Fool (2006) mp3 at Boogie Woogie Flu
Keith Richards - Nine cuts with duets at Boogie Woogie Flu Duets with George Jones, Johnnie Johnson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dave Edmunds and Rockpile, and Bob Dylan.
Video:
Jerry Lee Lewis w/Keith Richards - Your Cheatin' Heart, Little Queenie (1983) at YouTube
Jerry Lee Lewis w/Keith Richards - Whole Lotta Shakin' (1983) at YouTube
Visit:
Keith Richards - Interview at The Guardian