Keith Richards turns 65

Birthday boy!: Famously drug-addled Rolling Stone Keith Richards turns 65 tomorrow, but he remains tightlipped about any wild party plans he might have to celebrate becoming a pensioner.

  • <b>Birthday boy!</b>: Famously drug-addled Rolling Stone Keith Richards turns 65 tomorrow, but he remains tightlipped about any wild party plans he might have to celebrate becoming a pensioner.
    Birthday boy!: Famously drug-addled Rolling Stone Keith Richards turns 65 tomorrow, but he remains tightlipped about any wild party plans he might have to celebrate becoming a pensioner.
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  • <b>Senior Citizen</b>: The legendary guitarist, songwriter and archetypal wild rocker will reach the landmark age, usually associated with gardening and cardigans - only a few months after Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, who turned 65 in July.
    Senior Citizen: The legendary guitarist, songwriter and archetypal wild rocker will reach the landmark age, usually associated with gardening and cardigans - only a few months after Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, who turned 65 in July.
  • <b>Private celebration</b>: He wants to keep it very private, was all a Richards' spokesman would say when asked how the musician would mark his birthday on Thursday.
    Private celebration: He wants to keep it very private, was all a Richards' spokesman would say when asked how the musician would mark his birthday on Thursday.
  • <b>Ace guitarist</b>: Named by Rolling Stone magazine as the tenth best guitarist in the world, the shaggy-haired star has proved remarkably resilient to a lifetime of substance abuse, explained by his view that his body was a laboratory.
    Ace guitarist: Named by Rolling Stone magazine as the tenth best guitarist in the world, the shaggy-haired star has proved remarkably resilient to a lifetime of substance abuse, explained by his view that his body was a laboratory.
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  • <b>Global icon</b>: Born on December 18, 1943 in Dartford, east of London, Keith Richards was initiated into the world of the blues by his mother.
    Global icon: Born on December 18, 1943 in Dartford, east of London, Keith Richards was initiated into the world of the blues by his mother.
  • <B>Ad mad</b>: Prior to Madonna, it was Keith Richards who endorsed luggage brand Louis Vuitton. The ad's tag line said, <I>Some journeys cannot be put into words</i>.
    Ad mad: Prior to Madonna, it was Keith Richards who endorsed luggage brand Louis Vuitton. The ad's tag line said, Some journeys cannot be put into words.
  • <b>Do you know?</b>: Keith Richards got the signature guitar riff for <I>I can't get no satisfaction</i> in the middle of the night.
    Do you know?: Keith Richards got the signature guitar riff for I can't get no satisfaction in the middle of the night.
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