Life
The No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller from the Rolling Stones legend
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Publisher Description
The once-in-a-generation memoir of a rock legend - the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller.
'Electrifying' New York Times
'Funny, poignant, brutally honest' Sunday Telegraph
'Immensely readable' Sunday Times
'Once you begin this, wild, wild horses couldn't drag you away' Independent
As a member of the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the riffs, the lyrics and the songs that roused the world, and over four decades he lived the original rock and roll life: taking the chances he wanted, speaking his mind, and making it all work in a way that no one before him had ever done.
Now, at last, the man himself tells us the story of life in the crossfire hurricane. In Life, Keith narrates his loves and losses, stratospheric fame and success, and the endless stories which have led to his enduring image as outlaw and folk hero.
In a voice that is uniquely and intimately his own, with the disarming honesty that has always been his trademark, Keith Richards brings us the essential life story of our times.
'Life maybe be the best rock star autobiography ever' Classic Rock
'Life is pretty faultless as the quintessential depiction of the man in full and his extraordinary life and times to date' The Times
'A masterpiece' The Word
'Dark, honest and gleefully indiscreet' Shortlist
'A hilarious, ribald and often shocking tale told elegantly and with much candidness' Catholic Herald
'The fact that Keith is still alive to tell the story is incredible' Sunday Express Magazine
'I was hooked from the start' Harper's Bazaar
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Johnny Depp and Joe Hurley capture Richards's rock 'n' roll spirit in a wise, charming, and textured narration of the famed guitarist's memoir. Tracing Richards's trajectory from boyhood in England through the formation of the Stones to the band's rise to world domination, this audiobook is chock-full of frank revelations and enlightening stories behind the music. The three readers do superb turns but the seemingly arbitrary switches between them can be jarring and confusing. Depp's narration is steady, well-paced, clear, and grounded. He produces a delicious range of voices for dialogue (most notably a drunk judge in Arkansas), and Richards himself sounds a bit like an elderly, bluesy Jack Sparrow. Hurley captures the voice of Richards throughout, narrating in a gritty, growl that is spot-on. And sections read by Richards are a real treat; his raspy voice is unmistakable and haunting. A Little, Brown hardcover.
