from the hip

Keith Richards, the magnificent guitar-riffer, apparently finds it difficult to write his memoirs.  Media reports earlier said that after a bidding war the price ended up above US $ 7 million, a pretty hefty sum, as music-based books are traditionally not big sellers.
Keith Richards is a pretty cool guy, who doesn’t mind telling the occasional lie:

Richards has never been shy about expressing his opinions in interviews, with Jagger often bearing the brunt of his acerbic wit. The guitarist got himself into big trouble with his own family earlier this year when he claimed that he snorted the ashes of his dead father. He hastily backtracked after generating worldwide headlines.

According to Danish newspaper BT, Keith is working with his biography, and finds it very exciting. However, having spent a large portion of his life in a fog of drugs and liqueur, he finds that he doesn’t always remember how things were. “Sometimes I just have to call the others and ask them what really happened”, he says.

And he also says that his daily pot smoking doesn’t really make writing any easier. But he has plenty of time, of course. The book isn’t due until 2010. Lots of pot from here to then.