I have seen pictures of Keith lately, and he looks bad. Someone on this forum, an MD, indicated that Keith was suffering from the long term effects of overuse of alcohol, drugs, and who knows what else. Books have been written about his drug usage over the years. We all love Keith and wish him well but we must all realize that this is self-destructive. I am by no means a prude, but this kind of living will lead to impaired judgment, memory loss, and in the case of Keith, an impaired ability to play the guitar.

How would Keith react to a real intervention involving perhaps Mick, Ronnie, Charlie, Keith's wife, and some of his friends?

Would he tell them all to go to h..., would he pull a knife on them all, or would he be touched by their concern and change his ways?

intervention at 70 years of age lol!

any "MD" that would diagnose a person from looking at a picture of them is a f/cking a-hole who should have his license pulled.

keith has arthritis,thats why he has trouble playing.that much you CAN tell from pictures.

from what i do know of him,these people would be properly bounced from the premises,and rightly so.

Didn't an intervention work for David Crosby of Crosby, Stills, and Nash. It has been done before you know. And how do you know it is due to arthritis? Are you an MD also?

He'd show you the blade.

To quote Ronnie from the '60 Minutes' interview with Ed Bradley:

"It's up to the individual". (Regarding drugs and quitting.)

-----------------------
It's just that demon life that's got you in its sway

Quote
flilflam
Didn't an intervention work for David Crosby of Crosby, Stills, and Nash. It has been done before you know. And how do you know it is due to arthritis? Are you an MD also?

I think Crosby's "intervention" was the several months he spent in a Texas prison in the early 80s.

Quote
lem motlow
any "MD" that would diagnose a person from looking at a picture of them is a f/cking a-hole who should have his license pulled.

keith has arthritis,thats why he has trouble playing.that much you CAN tell from pictures.

from what i do know of him,these people would be properly bounced from the premises,and rightly so.

Whoa, as Elmer Fudd would say, slow down there bunny rabbit.

Yeah, doctors shouldn't be freely offering up diagnoses of people who aren't their patients, but it's done all the time now, especially on television. And unfortunately, the world has been littered with celebrities and non-celebrities who abused drugs and alcohol and whose bodies one day just started to give way. Frank Sinatra, for example, who did not use drugs but drank freely until the end of his life, could have lived longer, not been as forgetful, and most importantly, not died so painfully had he practiced moderation. His liver and pancreas were both very diseased when a heart attack finally got him. Keith Richards could indeed be rapidly deteriorating, because it would certainly fit the well established pattern. You can count the old junkies we all know in our lives very quickly. Most don't make it this far. and make no mistake, Richards is an old junkie.

I think we've all marveled to varying degrees at the things Keith Richards has done to his body over time. It's been a hard core rock and roll existence, but that doesn't mean we all need to yell "party on Keith!", either. Yep, we would indeed be judgmental by saying what he's done is incredibly irresponsible, but all things considered, no one need apologize for it since he's not, either.

But an intervention? Please. As someone else said, at his age, a fairly pointless exercise. The damage has been done.

"its good to be here, its good to be anywhere" lol

When the history of our times is written, interventions will go down as something bizarre that people did in this century, despite the fact that they largely do not work, and often cause great harm. It's kind of like we can't believe that "physicians" treated people with the flu in the 17th century by bleeding them. Must have seemed very civilized at the time though.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2012-05-31 05:00 by 71Tele.

Quote
flilflam
I have seen pictures of Keith lately, and he looks bad. Someone on this forum, an MD, indicated that Keith was suffering from the long term effects of overuse of alcohol, drugs, and who knows what else. Books have been written about his drug usage over the years. We all love Keith and wish him well but we must all realize that this is self-destructive. I am by no means a prude, but this kind of living will lead to impaired judgment, memory loss, and in the case of Keith, an impaired ability to play the guitar.

How would Keith react to a real intervention involving perhaps Mick, Ronnie, Charlie, Keith's wife, and some of his friends?

Would he tell them all to go to h..., would he pull a knife on them all, or would he be touched by their concern and change his ways?

He looks much healthier than he did five years ago!

For all the people who think Keith looks particulary bad now, I have a question. How is a 70-year old man supposed to look? He actually looks healthier (and saner, and more relaxed) to me now. I think he is simply showing his real age, the wear and tear on his body and face, and some people are somewhat shocked that he looks like an older man who has put his body through a lot, which is exactly what he is.

Quote
71Tele
For all the people who think Keith looks particulary bad now, I have a question. How is a 70-year old man supposed to look? He actually looks healthier (and saner, and more relaxed) to me now. I think he is simply showing his real age, the wear and tear on his body and face, and some people are somewhat shocked that he looks like an older man who has put his body through a lot, which is exactly what he is.

He has a real healthy glow to him these days. He certainly looks older, but, miraculously healthy! Even his hand looks better.

Quote
71Tele
For all the people who think Keith looks particulary bad now, I have a question. How is a 70-year old man supposed to look? He actually looks healthier (and saner, and more relaxed) to me now. I think he is simply showing his real age, the wear and tear on his body and face, and some people are somewhat shocked that he looks like an older man who has put his body through a lot, which is exactly what he is.

Yes, I agree with this. Whatever happens from here on out, Keith has "made it".

Long life and youthful looks is not promised to anyone. Likely cigarettes, booze and other drugs left their mark, and probably visibly, but who's to really know for sure.

He would not react to it.

Quote
Send It To me
He would not react to it.

And he shouldn't, because he doesn't need it.

how could you ask that with a straight face,

too late. the poor guy better stop smoking. wyman came to his senses and so should keith.

I read recently in an interview with Keith that a lot of his "smoking" is to pose. For photographers. That recent interview that someone posted he didn't smoke at all. I don't think he is that heavy a smoker in reality. More image smoker. But da weed? Oh, well that's a different story...

Answer: He would write 'Life' and sing at a H. Sumlin thing. He's already been dealing with 3 big interventions for 6+ years now (chronic knuckles, treefall concussion, encroaching age); why'd you wanna give him another one? And what intervention? Seems like his mind, internal musicality and general body mobility seem like they're in good shape. His knuckles and concussion after-effects can't be 'intervened' by making him stop behavior X or Y.

Quote
whitem8
I read recently in an interview with Keith that a lot of his "smoking" is to pose. For photographers. That recent interview that someone posted he didn't smoke at all. I don't think he is that heavy a smoker in reality. More image smoker. But da weed? Oh, well that's a different story...

What if he secretly runs 12 miles a day? Shhhhh

Quote
71Tele
When the history of our times is written, interventions will go down as something bizarre that people did in this century, despite the fact that they largely do not work, and often cause great harm. It's kind of like we can't believe that "physicians" treated people with the flu in the 17th century by bleeding them. Must have seemed very civilized at the time though.

It's alright ma, I'm only bleeding 'cuz I have the flu and there ain't no Neo Citran.

I think if anyone tried it while on stage with Keith they'd get belted with his guitar.

He'd show the blade with gold rings cuz it's good to be anywhere code is the law man....

____________________________________________________________________

New Track - Indoor Sunshine
[www.thepowergoats.com]

I can't imagine that interventions are a good thing for substance abuse; the person is already fragile and self-medicating for depression (probably). How would everyone in his world ganging up to take that away be helpful? It might be the final straw to push them over the edge.

Any stats on their effectiveness?

Quote
flilflam
I have seen pictures of Keith lately, and he looks bad.

He hasn't looked this good, healthy and sober in years! I think it was his GQ-interview year ago where he said that he has cut down his dirnking quite a bit.

Wait, I thought Keith had quit drinking. He is most surely sober. besides - even as early as the 80's there was much posing by Keith. The walking pharmacy image was very much put on for the cameras.
And I think a lot of what people are calling "looking bad" is just the knowledge settling in , that Keith is a 70 year old man, who is not dying his hair, and is actually losing a good bit of it. IMO he looks pretty good, excwpt when he is on stage.

"Would Keith React to an Intervention?"

you mean in Syria?

Intervention for what? What's he doing that would require that? Hey Keith, take care of yourself and get plenty of rest.

Quote
flilflam
I am by no means a prude, but this kind of living will lead to impaired judgment, memory loss, and in the case of Keith, an impaired ability to play the guitar.

??