LONDON (AP) — 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. "... 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. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
After Iran-Cpntra in 1988, a former high ranking DEA agent Mike Levine wrote a book called "Deep Cover".. He was a gung-ho drug agent working for the DEA and finally realized that illegal drugs were a private-secret source of financing CIA covert operations. He was amazed how all the big rock stars, movie stars, jocks etc etc bragged about thier drug use and were never investigated or arrested and if they were arrested they could afford good lawyers and avoid Jail time.
I always liked the Rolling Stones and happy to hear that Keith snorted his Dads ashes cut with Cocaine (South American product??). Instead of cutting it with Afganastan poppys. (Bush`s war Lords)
All the worlds weapons are a symbol of human failure
Posts: 92 | Location: Pittsburgh Pa | Registered: 08 February 2007
A friend of mine lived above Sopers Hole on Tortola. Just outside Sopers Hole is a private island on which Richards stayed once. The local story is that he didn't ever bathe and can't read or write.
The best story my friend had about him was that he got on a small boat with a friend and headed to a beach bar on Jost Van Dyke. When they got there, they realized that neither had any money on them. Keith said, "don't worry" and took off his top hat and passed it through the bar telling everyone that he was collecting money for a local charity. He got about eight hundred bucks and had one hell of a party.
The next day he sent someone over with a couple grand for a local childrens home.
I have no idea if it's true but it's a good tale.
A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship.
Posts: 8264 | Location: Fl | Registered: 05 July 2001
A friend of mine lived above Sopers Hole on Tortola. Just outside Sopers Hole is a private island on which Richards stayed once. The local story is that he didn't ever bathe and can't read or write.
Keith Richards can't read or write? Hmmm... Yeah. Well, whatever. Anyway just, don't any of ya ever try and make fun of Keith Richards!! OK?!!!
Posts: 113 | Location: washington state | Registered: 18 October 2006
Individuals are legally responsible for their views. Messages or parts of messages may be quoted or read on the radio, or reprinted in Thom's books and other materials.
Discussion Community 
