My surprise with "Keith s depth as a musician" was his piano playing and all the stuff he did on a guitar with 6 strings instead of his usual 5. I had always assumed that the more complicated guitar stuff was Ronnie Wood or another side-man. I was clearly wrong about that.
 
Did anyone notice the index finger on his left hand? It looks like a flesh covered capo from decades of playing in open tunings.

I'm surprised by how surprised you guys are.
Richards has written so many great songs it's hard to count. Even at 70+ the Stones are still a great band. Mick is a freak of nature.
I hear they are about to make a new album. I hope it's better than 'A Bigger Bang'.

No surprises for me. It was Keef. Loved all the old footage.
 
Now if only they'd do one on Waddy too.

clintmartin
I'm surprised by how surprised you guys are.

The only thing that surprised me (in a very good way) was his respect and admiration of traditional country music and his visit to the Ryman. Everything else was stuff I already knew, or would have expected.
 
This was a great documentary... A closer look at a man that has seen it all, done it all and been it all - yet still managed to land on his feet.

you mean Keith Richards did something besides play Jack Sparrow's father? 
 

 
 

Another one* I can recommend is "The Other One: The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir"
 
http://www.netflix.com/watch/80011852
 
*See what I did there?
 
Though many might be turned off due to their lack of interest in the Grateful Dead, it actually touches on a lot of things with Bob speaking quite frankly about not just music and the band, but also (among other things) drugs, groupies, fans, fame, Jerry's problems, why he doesn't currently drive the way legendary beatnik (and former roommate) Neal Cassady taught him and how a flock of bats once saved the band (and no it wasn't a hallucination).
 
He is lucid and candid and I suspect that some might really enjoy it even if Dead music isn't for them.

I ran across this video of Keith on bass, playing all kinda Jack Bruce-y behind John Lennon and Eric Clapton (Mitch Mitchel on drums). The audio is surprisingly good given the age of the tape.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iuy-10Ejck4
 

bitflipper
I ran across this video of Keith on bass, playing all kinda Jack Bruce-y behind John Lennon and Eric Clapton (Mitch Mitchel on drums). The audio is surprisingly good given the age of the tape.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iuy-10Ejck4
 

 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones_Rock_and_Roll_Circus
 

I am watching this too and enjoying it. One of the things I am liking a lot about it is all the very early Amercian blues music they are playing. Sort of explains where Keith is very much coming from.

"yet still managed to land on his feet. "       
Read the book, he doesn't ALWAYS land on his feet.
But for some unknown reason manages not only to survive, but thrive!
 
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