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Rolling Stones band member Keith Richards slumps on a restaurant table staring into the middle distance holding a lit cigarette in London, 1964.Terry O'Neill

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The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards playing onstage during a concert of the band's "A Bigger Bang" European Tour at the Twickenham stadium in west London August 20, 2006.LEON NEAL

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Keith Richards and the Rolling Stones perform the first of two concerts on Friday, Oct. 6, 2006 at Taylor Field in Regina.TROY FLEECE

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Keith Richards has made an honest, forthright account of his musical career in the new autobiography Life.aǬ¨aǬ© Christopher Wahl

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Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones answers reporters' questions during a news conference before the opening of the Berlinale film festival in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008. The U.S. film 'Shine a light', a documentary on the Rolling Stones by U.S. director Martin Scorsese opened the 58th Berlinale film festival, which took place from Feb. 7 to Feb. 17, 2008.Herbert Knosowski

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In this May 11, 2010 file photo, musicians Mick Jagger, left, Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones attends a special screening of their new documentary "Stones In Exile" at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Richards says the Rolling Stones almost imploded because Mick Jagger thought he was "bigger than the Stones." The pair's stormy relationship is described in Richards' memoir "Life," published next week.Evan Agostini

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