Keith Richards: ‘Amy Winehouse Will Be Dead Soon’
Then buzz it up
March 18th, 2008 at 11:30 by C J Davies
Sometimes you've just got to stop and take stock.
If a Formula One driver tutted and shook his head at you as you sped through a housing estate, for example, you'd probably think it a wise move to step off the accelerator. On a similar note, if Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards - a man who has ingested more drugs than six generations of lab monkeys - told you that you were dabbling in the ol' excess a bit too much, you'd give serious thought to putting the crackpipe down.
It remains to be seen whether Amy Winehouse will curb her naughty druggy activities, however. Keith Richards, you see, has revealed that - while Amy is the only modern pop star he actually admires - she'll more than likely be pushing up the daisies before too long unless she gives those narcotics a rest.
Keith's concerns aren't something that should be taken lightly. A former heroin addict who still smokes weed 'all the damn time', he's as familiar with drugs as Stephen Hawking is with weird space stuff or Russell Brand is with not being funny. He's also pretty handy with an instrument, too, which is why his thoughts on the prevalent music scene are always of particular interest.
When questioned about which modern artists he liked, Keith drawled:
"There's only one person. That girl Amy. Mind you, that girl isn't going to be around long unless she sorts herself out pretty quick. Amy's got to get smart. I'm not a preacher. But I've been there and you have to pass it on."
A damning indictment, indeed.
Although - to be fair - Keith should realise that drugs have their good side too. Let's face it - if it hadn't been for that cocaine speedball and sixty valium tablets all washed down with a litre of meths, hecklerspray probably wouldn't have made it through thirty seconds of his grizzled non-performance in official Worst Film Ever Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End.
The Odeon staff made us clean up all the sick afterwards, mind.
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March 18th, 2008 at 11:57 am
‘. . .he’s as familiar with drugs as Stephen Hawking is with weird space stuff or Russell Brand is with not being funny’ Finally someone who states that Russell Brand is quite clearly not funny. He is a poor imitation of the wickedly unique Richard O’Brien but strains embarrassingly to be comedic. It’s painful to catch even inbetween channel flicking. He is the star of his next wank.
March 18th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Keith only wants Amy to quit so there will be more drugs for him.
March 18th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
If that wouldn’t put the fear of God in you I don’t know what would. Keith Richards telling YOU that you’ll end up dead? Who else has proven the ability to walk the fine line between life and death?