Keith Richards, the legendary guitarist from The Rolling Stones, is now 82. However, the icon is still learning and growing as he ages. During an interview with The Guardian that was published on June 19, the star spoke about one big lifestyle change that he made during the last few years—quitting smoking.
“I tended to listen to my body just before it screamed for help,” the musician, who used nicotine patches to help him give up cigarettes, explained. “I mean, I wasn’t far from the end of the runway before I screamed for help. But you tend to slow down if you want to keep going; you pace yourself. Suddenly, I felt like, after all these years of smoking – because, you know, a man smokes – I was sat around with this silly thing in my mouth thinking: how childish. It was that that put me off more than anything, although I smoke a lot of weed.”
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Richards also spoke about this major lifestyle change with PEOPLE. "It's funny, I don't think about it much anymore,” he said. “Sometimes, you know, a bell rings and something inside says, 'Hey pal, enough.' I just put the hammer on it. Luckily, I don't miss it, and that makes me feel good. Until I started rehearsing for the tour last August, and then I realized that I had 10 times more wind.”
He elaborated on this claim when he appeared on the "WTF with Marc Maron" podcast, saying he now has "a lot more air in the lungs and in the voice, more stamina."
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Richards hasn’t been shy about his drug use over the years. He was faced with two major drug charges when he was younger, once in Canada and once in England. As reported by Rolling Stone, “Richards was partying at his home on Cheyne Walk in London's Chelsea neighborhood — with guests that included the great Chicago-blues record producer Marshall Chess — blasting reggae records and getting lit. Then the police broke in and turned up heroin, marijuana, Mandrax tablets, a handgun, a rifle and 110 rounds of ammunition. Faced with 25 charges, Richards got off with the help of his ‘brilliant lawyer’ Richard Du Cann.”
According to his autobiography, Life, he didn’t give up cocaine until he turned 62, after falling from a tree and undergoing brain surgery. However, he revealed that he still enjoys drinking in moderation.
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