Keith Richards snorts father
04-03-07, 03:35 PM
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Keith Richards snorts father
Keith Richards says he snorted father's ashes
Stones guitarist mixed remains with cocaine — ‘it went down pretty well’
LONDON - Keith Richards has acknowledged consuming a raft of illegal substances in his time, but this may top them all.
In comments published Tuesday, the 63-year-old Rolling Stones guitarist said he had snorted his father’s ashes mixed with cocaine.
“The strangest thing I’ve tried to snort? My father. I snorted my father,” Richards was quoted as saying by British music magazine NME.
“He was cremated, and I couldn’t resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. My dad wouldn’t have cared,” he said, adding that “it went down pretty well, and I’m still alive.”
Richards’ father, Bert, died in 2002, at 84.
Richards, one of rock’s legendary wild men, told the magazine that his survival was the result of luck, and advised young musicians against trying to emulate him.
“I did it because that was the way I did it. Now people think it’s a way of life,” he was quoted as saying.
“I’ve no pretensions about immortality,” he added. “I’m the same as everyone ... just kind of lucky.
“I was No. 1 on the ‘who’s likely to die’ list for 10 years. I mean, I was really disappointed when I fell off the list,” Richards said.
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Stones guitarist mixed remains with cocaine — ‘it went down pretty well’
LONDON - Keith Richards has acknowledged consuming a raft of illegal substances in his time, but this may top them all.
In comments published Tuesday, the 63-year-old Rolling Stones guitarist said he had snorted his father’s ashes mixed with cocaine.
“The strangest thing I’ve tried to snort? My father. I snorted my father,” Richards was quoted as saying by British music magazine NME.
“He was cremated, and I couldn’t resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. My dad wouldn’t have cared,” he said, adding that “it went down pretty well, and I’m still alive.”
Richards’ father, Bert, died in 2002, at 84.
Richards, one of rock’s legendary wild men, told the magazine that his survival was the result of luck, and advised young musicians against trying to emulate him.
“I did it because that was the way I did it. Now people think it’s a way of life,” he was quoted as saying.
“I’ve no pretensions about immortality,” he added. “I’m the same as everyone ... just kind of lucky.
“I was No. 1 on the ‘who’s likely to die’ list for 10 years. I mean, I was really disappointed when I fell off the list,” Richards said.
© 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
04-03-07, 05:24 PM
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It's not really about music - more about drugs &/or depravity - but for an easy life I guess it'll have to stay here!
Edit: I note that the Other thread was started several minutes later.
Edit: I note that the Other thread was started several minutes later.
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04-03-07, 05:41 PM
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Wow. I thought Richards was supposedly "clean" (i.e. no drugs) for the past 20 years!
04-03-07, 06:08 PM
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I wonder if Keith got the idea from that one episode of "Six Feet Under," where some Hollywood starlet OD's on coke and her friends decide to honor her by snorting her ashes.
As for Keith ever completely stopping with drugs, I doubt it; I think he admitted he tried heroin again during the Bridges to Babylon tour, but I could be wrong on that. Not like it'll make any difference though; I'm fairly convinced he can even come out of a nuclear strike totally unscathed.
As for Keith ever completely stopping with drugs, I doubt it; I think he admitted he tried heroin again during the Bridges to Babylon tour, but I could be wrong on that. Not like it'll make any difference though; I'm fairly convinced he can even come out of a nuclear strike totally unscathed.
04-04-07, 03:32 AM
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http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/155...g_stones.jhtml
Apr 3 2007 7:38 PM EDT
Did Keith Richards Really Snort His Dad's Ashes? No — It Was A Joke!
Comments made in magazine interview were only 'said in jest,' manager tells MTV News.
By Kurt Loder
Maybe you saw that Keith Richards item that started popping up all over the place on Tuesday (April 3) — the one about how he'd admitted to snorting the ashes of his late father after his body had been cremated? Great story, right? And yet, like so much in the world of celebrity journalism, totally untrue.
In case you missed it, this little yarn first appeared in the pages of London's notoriously unreliable New Musical Express. The magazine quoted the Rolling Stones guitarist as saying, "The strangest thing I've tried to snort? My father. I snorted my father. He was cremated and I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. My dad wouldn't have cared. ... It went down pretty well, and I'm still alive."
This wildly dubious quote proved irresistible to newspapers, wire services and TV and online outlets on both sides of the Atlantic, from The Associated Press to Forbes, The Drudge Report, Breitbart and E! Online. In fact, it was such a great story that nobody bothered trying to confirm it with a Richards representative — why spoil the fun with facts?
In a buzz-killing mood, though, we decided to check with Richards' longtime manager, Jane Rose. We asked her about the dad-snorting quotes in the NME interview. She responded with an e-mail:
"Said in jest," she explained. "Can't believe anyone took [it] seriously."
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/155...g_stones.jhtml
Apr 3 2007 7:38 PM EDT
Did Keith Richards Really Snort His Dad's Ashes? No — It Was A Joke!
Comments made in magazine interview were only 'said in jest,' manager tells MTV News.
By Kurt Loder
Maybe you saw that Keith Richards item that started popping up all over the place on Tuesday (April 3) — the one about how he'd admitted to snorting the ashes of his late father after his body had been cremated? Great story, right? And yet, like so much in the world of celebrity journalism, totally untrue.
In case you missed it, this little yarn first appeared in the pages of London's notoriously unreliable New Musical Express. The magazine quoted the Rolling Stones guitarist as saying, "The strangest thing I've tried to snort? My father. I snorted my father. He was cremated and I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. My dad wouldn't have cared. ... It went down pretty well, and I'm still alive."
This wildly dubious quote proved irresistible to newspapers, wire services and TV and online outlets on both sides of the Atlantic, from The Associated Press to Forbes, The Drudge Report, Breitbart and E! Online. In fact, it was such a great story that nobody bothered trying to confirm it with a Richards representative — why spoil the fun with facts?
In a buzz-killing mood, though, we decided to check with Richards' longtime manager, Jane Rose. We asked her about the dad-snorting quotes in the NME interview. She responded with an e-mail:
"Said in jest," she explained. "Can't believe anyone took [it] seriously."
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/155...g_stones.jhtml
04-04-07, 10:50 AM
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Funny, last year all the "april fool's" jokes came out the week BEFORE April Fools! This year, they're coming out the week after April Fools!!!
Does anyone ever do these April Fools jokes on April 1st anymore?
Does anyone ever do these April Fools jokes on April 1st anymore?
04-04-07, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by JP5683
And now, this just in from Keith Richards himself, who says, "The complete story is lost in the usual slanting." As for the actual use to which his father's ashes were put, he said, "The truth of the matter is that I planted a sturdy English Oak. I took the ... ashes [and sprinkled them beneath the tree], and he is now growing oak trees and he would love me for it!"
As for the ashes-and-cocaine-snorting story he told the NME, Richards said, "I was trying to say how tight Bert and I were — that tight!
"I wouldn't take cocaine at this point in my life," he added, "unless I wished to commit suicide."
As for the ashes-and-cocaine-snorting story he told the NME, Richards said, "I was trying to say how tight Bert and I were — that tight!
"I wouldn't take cocaine at this point in my life," he added, "unless I wished to commit suicide."
Last edited by BJacks; 04-04-07 at 01:50 PM.
