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23 July 2008 1:15 PM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Sir Mick Jagger has insisted that the Rolling Stones go on a European tour next year even if their troubled guitarist Ronnie Wood cannot perform. A source is quoted as saying: "Mick officially becomes a pensioner when he turns 65 at the end of July and Keith Richards at the end of the year, and I think Mick wants to get another tour under his belt in (more)

By Simon Reynolds

15 July 2008 4:59 PM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By Neil Pedley

This week finds the U.S. Army bringing war games to a whole other level, a '60s sex icon getting an exposé, Ron Perlman returning as the defender of small fluffy kittens everywhere and Eddie Murphy taking cinema egotism to new heights.

"August"

After the warm reception his first feature "Xx/Xy" received at Sundance in 2002, director Austin Chick returned to the snowy slopes of Park City to debut his sophomore effort, which seemed to impress our own Matt Singer when he saw it in January. Assembling an noteworthy ensemble that includes the likes of Robin Tunney, Naomie Harris, Rip Torn and David Bowie, Chick follows Tom and Josh Sterling (Josh Hartnett and Adam Scott, respectively), two brothers desperately trying to right the sinking ship of their failing dot-com company in the weeks leading up to the devastating September 11th attacks.

Opens in New York.

"Days

Neil Pedley

3 June 2008 10:38 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Legendary music figure Bo Diddley died Monday of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fl at age 79. Diddley, often considered one of the founders of rock 'n' roll, had often bitterly complained that other musicians -- most notably, The Rolling Stones -- had become rich covering his music, while he was relegated to small nightclub venues and was shunned by television producers. He suggested that television networks showed undisguised favoritism to white performers. But the Stones' Keith Richards shot back that Diddley's problem was that he and his music had failed to evolve and that he had continued to live on past laurels. On Monday, however, the Stones' frontman, Mick Jagger, issued a statement saying that Diddley "was an enormous force in music and was a big influence on The Rolling Stones. ... We learned a lot from him."

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28 April 2008 8:29 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Keith Richards has confessed that he only talks to his Rolling Stones bandmates once a year.

The 64-year-old rocker said he likes to keep away from the group when they aren't on tour.

He said: "If we aren't working then we probably only talk around once a year. A few faxes, drawings and notes here and there. If you are stuck on the road for two and a half years together, you've said just about everything . . .

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6 April 2008 8:03 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The Rolling Stones star Keith Richards began his rock 'n' roll education by making sure guitar great Bo Diddley's percussionist wasn't too drunk to play.

The rock legend credits The Rolling Stones' early 60s tour with Diddley as his "university" because it taught him how to be wild and professional at the same time.

He explains, "It was my job to be Jerome Green's minder. I used to fetch him from the pub - 'You're on, mate.'"

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6 April 2008 8:03 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Keith Richards gave away one of his favourite guitars during the filming of new Rolling Stones rockumentary Shine A Light - as a mark of respect to Buddy Guy.

The guitar great joined the Stones onstage at New York's Beacon Theatre to perform Muddy Waters' Champagne + Reefer for the Martin Scorsese-directed concert film.

And always cool Richards was so taken by the magical moment, he handed over his guitar.

He says, "It's one of my favourites, too.

"That was straight off the top of my head: 'It's yours, baby.'

"With everything going on that night, with this movie, I thought, 'This is my respect to Buddy and to Muddy and all the other guys who turned me on.'"

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6 April 2008 7:11 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Veteran rockers The Rolling Stones are giving fans the chance to submit video questions on a new online TV channel.

The Brown Sugar band has launched a new channel, Living Legends, on video sharing website YouTube.com.

Fans can upload videos of themselves asking the Sir Mick Jagger-fronted group a question - and Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards have promised to personally answer the best submissions.

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5 April 2008 7:16 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The Rolling Stones star Keith Richards only gave up cocaine after suffering a head injury when he famously fell out of a tree in Fiji in 2006.

The legendary guitarist was famed for his wild drug-taking exploits throughout the band's long career and admits he only gave up his drug of choice two years ago.

The 64-year-old hellraiser underwent cranial surgery after the accident and admits the injury meant he had to put an end to his cocaine habit for good.

He says, "I've found myself sleeping better since the bang on the head. I had to give up the bump (cocaine). How do you stay up for so many days?

"By the time that happened, it was really just once after meals anyway. Thank God I've got a reason to give it up!"

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4 April 2008 10:30 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Keith Richards has ruled out The Rolling Stones retiring, insisting he'll "withdraw" his bandmates' wages if they take more than a year off between tours.

The rocker dismisses reports that the most recent Stones tour was the band's last, expressing a desire to die onstage surrounded by his bandmates.

The guitar great says, "I've never heard anything about not going out again. I'm basically giving the guys a year off.

"I'm not pushing but I might withdraw their wages and see how they feel then."

And Richards tells Rolling Stone magazine performing live is like therapy for him: "I go onstage to get some f**king peace and quiet."

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3 April 2008 7:00 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Director Martin Scorsese was left disappointed he didn't manage to film police arresting Rolling Stones star Keith Richards for the Dvd edition of his new rockumentary Shine A Light.

Scorsese was flying to Los Angeles from the Berlin Film Festival in Germany, where the concert movie premiered in February, and agreed to drop the guitarist off en route in Newark, New Jersey.

Police met the rocker at the airport, where Richards claims he was arrested over a passport mix up - and Scorsese was left watching the saga without being able to film the Brown Sugar legend's exchange with airport cops.

Richards says, "I got collared by the cops and dragged off. Something about the numbers in my passport, but I think it had to do with supervisors wanting to meet me.

"Martin saw me physically being arrested. He's sorry he didn't get that scene."

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3 April 2008 4:03 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor/musician Jason Schwartzman loves visiting England because the country is steeped in rock 'n' roll history.

The Darjeeling Limited star has a keen interest in rock music, having drummed for rock band Phantom Planet. He now has his own solo act called Coconut Records.

And Schwartzman is convinced every part of London has a story attached to the country's most famous musicians.

He says, "Everywhere I go, I'm thinking, `Did The Beatles ever eat here? Has Keith Richards ever passed out drunk in this pub?'

"I know they probably haven't, but it makes me happy to pretend. Having said that, I was in Soho in London recently and I saw (Oasis star) Noel Gallagher buying a guitar, so that's helped keep my fantasy alive."

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31 March 2008 6:33 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Rolling Stone Keith Richards is amazed a bizarre story he made up about having his blood changed has survived for 35 years.

The former heroin addict told reporters at a London airport in 1973 that he was travelling to Switzerland to have his blood transfused as part of treatment to help him kick drugs.

The journalists believed the Brown Sugar rocker and his made-up story has flourished ever since.

Richards says, "I started that myth, I was in Heathrow in 1973 on my way to a Swiss clinic - these were the days before the word rehab had ever been used. I was going to sort myself out.

"These guys in raincoats (journalists) wanted to know what I was doing. I just threw the words out, 'I'm gonna get my blood changed.' It stuck. It became real. I never had my blood changed, I just got clean."

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31 March 2008 6:59 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Keith Richards has a warning for illusionist David Blaine ahead of his sleep-deprivation stunt - the rocker ended up with a broken nose when he stayed awake for nine days.

Blaine plans to go a record-breaking 13 days without sleep later this year.

Rolling Stone Richards claims he managed to stay awake for nine days back in the 1970s, thanks to a cocktail of narcotics - but the feat ended badly.

He reveals, "On the ninth day I was putting a tape into a tape deck. In 0.3 of a second I fell asleep and crashed head-first into a Jvc speaker, smashing my nose apart. I just lay there and let it bleed. It was a chemical thing."

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31 March 2008 6:59 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Keith Richards was left bewildered when Christina Aguilera joined The Rolling Stones to perform a song during their new Martin Scorsese-directed concert film - because he had no idea who she was.

The guitarist looks a little puzzled on film as Aguilera takes the stage for a rendition of Live With Me in new rockumentary Shine A Light, and he freely admits he thought she was a fan invading the stage.

Richards says, "This girl came out and I was like, 'Who is that?' I had no idea.

"I'm still not sure who that is. She can sing, though. And she looked good."

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31 March 2008 5:05 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The Rolling Stones star Keith Richards only speaks to his bandmates when they are on the road together - insisting they are rarely in touch when they are not working.

Richards has been playing with fellow rockers Sir Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts for over 30 years and is convinced that as they have spent so much time together they don't need to talk unless it is really necessary.

He says, "(I talk to my bandmates) not a lot really, probably once a year. A few faxes, notes here and there. If you're stuck on the road for two and a half years together you've said just about everything you've got to say to each other. I never need to be in touch with people that immediately. I really despise gossip."

And Richards admits he has never really got to grips with modern technology.

He adds, "I hate phones. I have nothing to do with them. I don't even have a mobile phone."

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30 March 2008 6:31 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Rolling Stones rocker Keith Richards refused to turn his back on drugs completely after a number of brushes with death - he still smokes marijuana "all the damn time".

The guitarist was addicted to heroin at the height of the hellraising band's 1970s heyday.

But his bad experiences haven't deterred him from maintaining one last illegal vice: "People thought I was going to die. I never did - as you can see. The drugs? Oh yeah, they were great.

"Drugs now. it's a very dodgy subject. I smoke my head off. I smoke weed all the damn time.

"There, you've got it. But that's my benign weed. That's all I take, that's all I do. But I do smoke - and I've got some really good hash."

And Richards has a grudge with officials who have banned smoking in public spaces in Britain, Ireland, California and New York: "This worldwide smoking ban is draconian, socially, politically-correct bullshit. They'll get over it. It's like Prohibition - they tried to stop booze once. Ha! Look what happened. It ruined America."

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28 March 2008 9:12 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The Rolling Stones are planning to head back to the studio later this year to begin recording their 23rd studio album.

The energetic sixtysomething rockers recently ended their two-year A Bigger Bang world tour - in support of 2005's album of the same name - and are currently promoting Martin Scorsese's movie documentary about them, Shine A Light.

But as soon as they get a break, Sir Mick Jagger and Keith Richards will sit down and write new tracks.

Guitarist Richards reveals, "I think we might make another album. Once we get over doing promotion on this film."

And he insists the fact they have been rocking non-stop for more than 40 years, and are all aged between 60 and 66, isn't enough to stop them in their tracks.

Crediting their unusual lifestyle for their longevity, he adds, "We love what we do, simple as that. We were the whipping hounds, you know, but that's calmed down. Now we're the wrinkled rockers, right? But I still have the energy. I put that down to not eating a lot. And drinking a lot. Not eating a lot, and good weed. Honestly I'd do this job even if I were in a wheelchair."

Drummer Charlie Watts is particularly keen to keep working, claiming he gets ill whenever he stops: "I think we should carry on. It seems that whenever we stop I get ill. The last time we had a break I got throat cancer. I do all my exercises, I don't smoke, and I don't drink, yet I'm the one in the band that got it."

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24 March 2008 9:09 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Dance star Moby has warned troubled stars Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty they will "burn out" before they hit 30 if they continue their drug-addled lifestyles.

The Play singer/songwriter is concerned about how today's talented singers are abusing their bodies and minds - insisting stars don't realise just how damaging drugs can be to their careers.

But 42-year-old Moby - real name Richard Melville Hall - understands their addictive tenancies, confessing he would take mind-bending medications every day if they didn't ruin his health.

He says, "If there were no negative side-effects I would be high every single minute of every day. But drugs take a huge toll. A few people, like Keith Richards, manage to do it in a sustainable way.

"But when I look at Pete Doherty and Amy Winehouse, I wonder what they're going to be capable of when they're 30, in terms of cognitive and emotional abilities. Drugs burn you out.

"You feel bulletproof if you're selling records and making money and everyone wants to sleep with you, but then things start to go wrong."

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20 March 2008 9:05 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The Rolling Stones make an extra effort to pull together to ensure frontman Sir Mick Jagger feels confident enough to take to the stage, according to his bandmate Keith Richards.

The legendary rockers let Jagger choose which songs they play at their gigs and even adjust their instruments to accommodate the star and make their hits easier for him to sing.

But Richards insists there is no animosity between the groupmembers and they all do their best to support Jagger - because the singer's role is so vital to their performances.

He says, "He's the one who has to go out there and sing it. From the band's point of view, it's the frontman that calls the shots on what to sing. He might say, 'That one's too high for me tonight, I can't make it.'

"I might make an adjustment here and there to break it up a bit. Otherwise I just try to make it easier for Mick. A band's job is to make the frontman feel confident. That's the whole point of a band. One for all and all for one."

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20 March 2008 5:13 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The Rolling Stones star Keith Richards feels so disorientated after finishing a major tour, he compares the experience to withdrawal symptoms from hard drugs.

The legendary guitarist admits he gets so used to life on the road that it is a real shock to the system when the gigs finish and he is forced to go back to normal life.

The rockers completed their Bigger Bang world tour in August last year and Richards is still trying to adjust.

He says, "It's only within the last two or three weeks that I've stopped waking up wondering if it's a play day or a travelling day. It takes that long. I always expect it, but still you've got to go through it.

"It's like a long withdrawal. When you finish, you want to start again. Especially after two years, you get so used to that adrenaline punch, and when it gets cut off, well... it's not as bad as smack, but it's pretty bad."

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