The strange accident that helped Charlie Watts kick his heroin addiction: “Keith picked me up”
A dark period.
Keith Richards
The 1967 song that became Keith Richards’s favourite to play: “There was a wisdom in it”
That jaded country heart.
The 1972 Rolling Stones song that took 150 takes to become a classic: “That was a marathon”
In the studio for days on end.
The best riff ever made, according to Keith Richards: “He said it all right there”
The heart of the blues.
The iconic American singer that Mick Jagger could never enjoy: “I wasn’t impressed”
Too old-fashioned for him.
The 1959 song Keith Richards called the greatest in blues history: “You don’t get any bluer than that”
The sound of being lowdown and dirty.
Keith Richards’ scathing assessment of 10 classic rock bands: “His tiny todger”
Brutalising Bowie and more.
“One of the best songwriters ever”: the 1978 album Keith Richards can’t stop thinking about
It’s only rock ‘n roll…
The 1972 Rolling Stones song that barely features the band: “An afternoon jam”
Only two Stones appear on ‘Happy’.