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Keith Richards working on memoir


(AP)
Updated: 2007-08-01 09:46





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The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards performs during a concert on
their
'A Bigger Bang' tour at Palace Square in St.Petersburg, Russia,
in this Saturday, July 28, 2007 file photo.[AP]

Rolling Stone Keith Richards, cigarette no doubt in hand, is working on a
memoir, the object of a multimillion dollar bidding war that will be
published by Little, Brown and Company in 2010.

"It will be his life's story," Little, Brown publisher Michael Pietsch
said Tuesday. "For nearly 50 years, he has been at the very center of the
vortex of stardom and of entertainment as a cultural force. He's a thread
running through the whole thing."

Richards, the master riffer, legendary partier and songwriting/sparring
partner with Mick Jagger, received $7.3 million for the book, according
to a publishing insider with knowledge of the negotiations. Currently
untitled, the memoir will be written with James Fox, an old friend of
Richards' and author of "White Mischief."

"Keith is working with someone who has been a friend and is an extremely
skilled writer. I know that James has also been talking with people close
to Keith," says Pietsch, who declined to offer specific names or say
whether Fox was talking with members of the Rolling Stones.

Richards and Jagger formed the Rolling Stones in the early 1960s and the
band has stayed together despite numerous feuds, drug problems and the
death of one original member, Brian Jones. Their many classic songs
include "Start Me Up," "Brown Sugar" and "Jumpin' Jack Flash."

Richards' life and work have fascinated millions, but his story is hardly
untold. Richards, 63, has been interviewed countless times, speaking
candidly about his music, heroin addiction, love life and battles with
Jagger. He is quoted extensively in "According to the Rolling Stones," an
authorized oral history published in 2003.

"All those interviews have been scattered over decades," Pietsch says.
"To have the story of his own life in one book, there's no experience
like that. And there will be stories he has never uttered before."

Other Rolling Stones have written memoirs, including former bassist Bill
Wyman and fellow guitarist Ron Wood, whose book is due this fall. Jagger
has reportedly tried writing his autobiography, but given up, claiming he
couldn't remember anything of interest.

Pietsch says that he has read some samples from Richards' book, and found
them "delicious."

"The range and type of stories was exactly what you would hope to hear,"
Pietsch says. "The memories and the emotions, people wonder if he
remembers anything, but I wish my memory was that good."








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