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Potent Quotables: Keith Ashamed of Name


"It made me sick. It hardly makes it against Howlin' Wolf or Muddy Waters, does it?" --Keith Richards

In a recent interview, the Rolling Stones' guitarist admitted he used to despise his name, saying he even tried to re-brand himself as "Boy Blue" -- an attempt he called "pathetic."

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tinker97027

I love Keith Richards. Didn't anyone see Pirates Of The Caribbean At World's End? Hellllllllllllooooooo...who do you think played Jack Sparrow's dad?

June 27 2009 at 3:39 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
laz e azz!

how bout walking dead lol

May 20 2009 at 12:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
laz e azz!

tha first two comments totaly contradict each other?tha whole point of tha quote is he'd rather have a catchy name.

May 20 2009 at 12:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
John C.

This dude's still alive??? DAAAAAAMMMMMNNN!!!

May 17 2009 at 4:37 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
John C.

This dude's still alive??? DAAAAAAAMMMNN!!!

May 17 2009 at 4:35 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
John C.

This dude's still alive??? DAAAAAAAMMMMMMNN!!!

May 17 2009 at 4:32 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Nikki

Frank is correct, he was born Richards, and he did not change it legally, he just called himself Keith Richard

"Richards was born December 18, 1943, in Dartford, Kent, on the southern outskirts of London."

"After the death of Brian Jones in 1969, the Stones became a more straightforward, hard-rocking outfit, and Richards' guitar took center stage more than ever before. By this era, he'd taken to calling himself Keith Richard, simply because he thought it sounded better without the s."
*** from VH1 Biography.***
***Answer.com and Starplus.com*** say the EXACT same thing. hmm...
also..
"He was born Keith Richards on December 18, 1943, in Dartford, Kent, England, UK. His father, Bert Richards, a factory worker, was injured during the WWII."
from...
***IMBD***

May 11 2009 at 10:08 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Frank

richards is keiths real name.he dropped the s in the early days of his career. dont know how he sighned his contracts .i think the s returned during his trial in toronto late 70`s.not 100% sure of this though i believe his birth name is keith richards no middle .havent seen the birth certificate.

May 06 2009 at 4:54 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
lyonsdave

I think Keith may despise his name because he had it legally changed. His birth name was Keith Richard. Everyone always mis-monikered him as Keith Richards (with an S). Since he was running into legal and contractual issues, he decide to change it to coincide with the public's common error. Little known truth? The change was a long time ago.

May 06 2009 at 12:23 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply