A Bigger Bang to the Head

 Keith Richards, rocker since the beginning of time... 

I have written about the Rolling Stones and their icon status before.  I think they are one of the greatest bands of all times.  They defined an era and continue to rock those of us who still appreciate them.  I am a little worried though based on events of late.  Could Keith Richards, the co-glimmer twin along with childhood friend and alter ego Mick Jagger be heading for a permanent fall?  Could the hedonist rocker who was quoted as saying "Cold turkey is not so bad                                          

 

after you've done it 10 or 12 times" taken his last bang to the head? 

Richards fell from a tree in Figi and had been under medical observation since the tumble in late April.  Surgery was performed to relieve pressure from a blod clot on his brain.  His family says he is up and talking.  No one can understand a word he says...just like before the fall...so they are pleased with his progress.

  "Before they make me run..."

He's acknowledged as possibly one of the greatest rhythm guitarists in rock & roll but is even more well known for his excesses of the rock lifestyle.  His massive consumption of drugs and alcohol could have wiped out The Fixx, Led Zepplin, ELO, Jefferson Airplane, the Kinks, Bad Company, INXS and 10 other bands combined.  He can't let something like a little fall on his noggin' be his demise.

If his claim is true that he wrote (I Can't Get No) "Satisfaction" while sleeping, maybe the use of his head won't be as big a deal as I think.  Maybe he will write his best material to date.

Let's hope so.