Biography
Guitarist Keith Richards - the heart and soul of the Music team "Rolling Stones", which is called the "Greatest Rock'n'ROLL Group in the World". Most of the compositions of the group are disassembled by the quotes of grateful fans.
Musician, singer and songwriter Kit Richards was born in the city of Dartford, England, December 18, 1943. As a child, the grandfather of the musician who worked by the conductor had a significant impact on the future profession of the boy. Richards's mother, Doris, also loved the music. Kit developed vocal data as a child as a singer in school chore. At the age of 10 years, he already sang on the coronation of Elizabeth II in the composition of the choir.
Richards's voice has changed in adolescence together with his interests. At 15, the young man received his first guitar as a gift from the mother. Richards devoted most of his free time to learn how to play a new musical instrument on the example of Alvis Presley songs (in particular, the musical composition "All is well, mother").
In Richards's student, excluded Dartford technical school for regular passes of classes. Director of the Dartford School suggested Whale instead to enter Sidelp's Arts School. But the young man continued to stubbornly walk classes and in Sidkut, paying more time to his own music than the study of commercial art.
During training in the art school, Richards met the guitarist Wild Taylor, held in a group with Mick Jagger. Richards at that time was already familiar with Jagger, the boys grew together in Dartford. Soon, Keith joined their team, then called "Little Boy Blue" or "Blue Boys".
Music
All three participants of the created musical team have separated love for American blues, and Richards also inspired by American rock and roll. In particular, the creativity of Chuck Berry impressed the young man. Whale acquired the electric guitar and learned to play individual hits Berry, including "Maybelline".
The group focused mainly on the creation of blues music. Soon the guys gave the first concerts. Jagger and Richards went on audition at Blues Incorporated Alexis Corner, a new blues group, which often played in the club or on. On this night, a stunning guitarist Brian Jones joined the group, who at that time used the scenic alias "Elmo Lewis".
Richards and Jagger were impressed with Jones. Soon young people became neighbors around the room and comrades. Just during this period, Jones tried to collect his own group. Their friends of Dick Taylor and Pianist Jan Stewart were also included in the early Rolling Stones in 1962.
By the middle of next year, the composition of the Rolling Stones group changed: the hell of Charlie Watts joined the musicians. Taylor left the group, and the musician Bill Wiman came to his place. Stewart continued to act as the Rolling Stones manager, as well as a guest musician. Under the leadership of his manager Andrew Log Oldham, young people from Rolling Stones were positioned as brutal guys.
At first, the group basically recorded a cover version of the hits of other performers. But Richards and Jagger, together with his colleagues in the group, soon turned into a friendly team on writing their own songs, at first using the nanker Phelge alias for some early works.
"Rolling Stones" first fell into British Charts in 1964 with a cover version of the song Bobby Womomak "IT's All Over Now". In the same year, the group released its selected debut album and went on tour in the United States, writing the first American hit from That Girl Belongsto Yesterday. Soon the hits were followed from the album recorded in the 70-80 years of the twentieth century, including "Sticky Fingers" (1971), "Exileon Mainst." (1972), "Emotional Rescue" (1980) and "Tattoo You" (1981).
In the mid-1980s, Rolling Stones took a break: Jagger focused on a solo career. Working independently, and Keith Richards released the first solo album "Talkis Cheap" (1988), which received positive feedback from musical critics.
Richards and Jagger's teamwork called "Steel Wheels" (1989) was regarded by fans as a return group. In 1993, Kit released a composition called "Eileen", which was highly appreciated by both fans of a musician and critics. The next album "Voodoo Lounge" (1994) also split a solid circulation, providing a group second place in the music charts.
Films
In 2005, Rolling Stones released the following album "Bigger Bang". He received positive feedback and sold well, despite the lack of popular singles. In support of the album, the group went on tour again. Part of the concerts in 2006 were postponed after Richards received a head injury when falling from a tree on Fiji Island. To treat injury, he had to undergo an operation on the brain. Richards fully recovered and resumed a tour after a few weeks. Keith said he refused drugs after surgery.
In 2007, Keith Richards appeared on television screens with a small role in the "Pirates of the Caribbean: on the edge of the world." In the film, he played the father of the popular Pirate Johnny Depp, Captain Jack Sparrow.
Personal life
Many of the participants of the group seemed to correspond to their image of wild rockers, enjoying a relaxed way of life. In this regard, the home of Richards in the English province was searched for police on February 12, 1967. Together with the whale at home, at that time was Mick Jagger, his girlfriend Marianna Feitful and a few more people. During the search, police found narcotic substances and other dubious adaptations.
And Jagger, and Richards were convicted of crimes related to the storage and use of drugs, but the sentences were rejected on appeal. In subsequent years, Richards collided with several arrests associated with drugs.
After the departure of Jones from the Rolling Stone group in 1969, the guys were focused on the direction of rock music in their work. In December of the same year, Richards became a father for the first time: his girl Anita Pallenberg gave birth to Marlon's Son. In 1972, a couple started a second child, a daughter named Dandelion (translated from English - dandelion). Later, the girl was renamed Angela. The third child of China Richards, the Son named Tara, died a few weeks after birth in 1976.
By the end of the 1970s, Richards had a serious heroic dependence. In 1977, the musician was arrested with a large number of heavy drugs and cocaine in Toronto, Canada. Under the threat of life imprisonment, Richards was allowed to go to the United States to undergo a course of treatment against narcotic dependence. A preventive measure against the musician was reduced.
Despite the difficult struggle with drugs, Richards was able to return to music. The next album "Rolling Stones" called "Some Girls" (1978) was a grand success, eight million copies were sold. Nevertheless, KIT continued to experience problems with the abuse of psychoactive substances. Inside the group began to grow tensions, especially between Richards and Jagger. They argued constantly: recording albums and touring, could not talk for weeks.
The future of the group seemed unclear, but in the personal life of China there were cardinal changes. In 1983, when the musician turned 40 years old, Richards married the model of Patti Hansen. Later, the couple born two daughters twins, Theodore and Alexander. Thus, the musician has four children from two wives.
Keith Richards now
In October 2010, Richards released his autobiography entitled "Life". The book showed that Keith likes to read and owns an extensive collection of literary works, and also talks about his reflections about the world of rock star, drug experiments, about women in his life and about his relationship with Mick Jagger. The biography of the famous first-person musician was separated by a million circulation and was excavated instantly.
On March 25, 2016, Rolling Stones held a free concert for 500,000 people in Havana, Cuba, where their music was previously prohibited by the country's communist regime. The concert followed the historic visit of US President Barack Obama, which was part of the efforts to normalize US relations with Cuba. The show on the Sports Arena Ciudad Deportivo in Havana became the first concert of the group in Cuba and part of the South American tour in 2016.
Despite the solid age, the musician leads a personal page in "Instagram", where it regularly posts the photo from the concerts. So, judging by the photo reports, in October 2017, Rolling Stones was visited by Barcelona, Spain with a concert.
Discography
- 1988 - "Talkis Cheap"
- 1992 - "Main Offender"
- 2015 - "Crosseyed Heart"