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Rolling Stone Gets $8m To Tell His StoryROLLING Stones guitarist Keith Richards has signed a deal reportedly worth more than $US7 million ($A8.26 million) to write his autobiography, a tome that will trace his trek from cherubic choirboy to rocknroll survivor. The memoir should be ready for sale in late 2010, said New York-based publisher Little, Brown and Co, which joined Britains Weidenfeld & Nicolson to secure worldwide English-language rights. A bidding war pushed the price above $7 million, a hefty sum given that music-based books are traditionally not big sellers. Guitarist Eric Clapton reportedly received a $5 million advance for his memoir. Richards, 63, will collaborate on the book with James Fox, author of the 1982 murder mystery White Mischief. The Stones guitarist becomes the second member of the band to write his memoir, following former bassist Bill Wyman, who wrote Stone Alone in 1990. Singer Mick Jagger started to write an autobiography but soon got bored and abandoned the idea. "Keith Richards has stood cool at the centre of the hurricane for nearly 50 years," said Michael Pietsch of Little, Brown and Co. "His story, in his own words … will be the most eagerly awaited book ever to come out of the hallowed halls of rock and roll." 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 family earlier this year when he claimed that he snorted the ashes of his dead father. He hastily retracted after generating worldwide headlines. He and childhood pal Jagger co-founded the Rolling Stones in 1962. Richards famously came up with the riff for I Cant Get No Satisfaction in his sleep. He also was responsible for such tunes as Ruby Tuesday, Gimme Shelter and Angie. He spent much of the 1970s in a heroin fog, eventually cleaning up, to a degree, when faced with the prospect of a long prison sentence after he was arrested in Canada in 1977. He wrote about his struggles in the song Before They Make Me Run. The Rolling Stones are now on tour in Europe. Richards hazy speech, inconsistent playing and arthritic joints testify to his hard-living days. REUTERS Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationThe World: Russia’s Trademark Gun, but Others Grab Profits...Art Review | Nina Berman: Words Unspoken Are Rendered on War’s Faces... Outcry over hanging of Saddam’s henchmen... World Briefing | Europe: Bulgaria: Tank Auction Under Way... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - Rolling Stone Gets $8m To Tell His Story |
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