33 Things You Should Know About Keith Richards

           
33. HE’S A SOULFUL MAN.
Richards raises his glass to Blender.com. “I hope that’s true. It comes from a diet of soulful music and some very soulful people I’ve met along the way. But thank you very much; ‘soulful’ will do me.”

32. INVALUABLE TIP #3: HOW TO CONCLUDE A FISTFIGHT WITH A MINIMUM OF FUSS.
“Go for the knee in the nuts, and then smack his head against something hard — his mate’s head, if there’s two of them. And get a good first punch in. You can’t underestimate the element of surprise.”

31. HE (SORT OF) SMIRKS IN THE FACE OF DEATH.
“I’ve been close enough: car crashes, shoot-outs, strychnine overdoses. That’s where you can see everything, but you can’t move a muscle. It’s like being buried alive. I actually left my body when Anita and I turned over a Mercedes convertible. It bounced three times. I can still describe every rivet on the underside of that car.”

30. THE MAN’S A GRANDFATHER, FOR CHRIST'S SAKES!
“I’m still mastering the art of grandfatherhood. It’s like being a dad, but with a little more corruption and mischief.”

29. HIS VISITS TO THE GYM AREN’T WHAT YOU’D CALL FREQUENT.
“I don’t need to exercise,” Richards says, grinning. “I’m in the Rolling Stones, and I’ve got a great old lady. What more do I need?”