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Keith Richards is so old-school that when he does his interviews — he’ll do so from a landline. The Rolling Stones icon isn’t a fan of technology. Years ago he admitted to not owning an iPod when the device was most popular. He’s one of the few people who hasn’t downloaded Zoom during the pandemic. And he doesn’t even own a cell phone. “I’m not at all hooked in any high-tech internets,” he says. “I don’t even have a (cell) phone, man. I’m talking to you from on a landline. Why would I want a (cell) phone? You crazy?”

From Chicago to Rio, from Jamaica to Nigeria, gang violence is leaving an indelible mark on communities across the globe, leaving authorities at a loss for what to do about the epidemic of lawlessness among young men who see little hope in their futures. Certainly the global economic crisis has much to do with the rise in gang violence and influence, as young men of color in most of the affected countries see few options for gainful employment. In Chicago, among 400 murders that have occurred in 2012, an estimated 80 percent of them have been gang-related. The killing in...

Excerpt - ~ snip ~ The governor pardoned the following people: ~ snip ~ Keith Richards of New York, New York, who was convicted in the District Court of Fordyce in 1975 of reckless driving and sentenced to pay a $162.50 fine, which was paid in full. The Parole Board voted to recommend the granting of the application and Sheriff Donny Ford has no objections to the request. ~ snip ~

Keith Richards' appearance in the second Pirates of the Caribbean sequel descended into chaos after he apparently got so drunk on the movie set, the film's director had to prop him up, IMDB.com reports. The hell-raising Rolling Stones guitarist finally shot his long-awaited cameo as Johnny Depp's father in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End earlier this summer, but he is perhaps unlikely to remember the occasion. Bill Nighy, who plays Davy Jones in the film, told Empire Online that Richards was inebriated by the time the production team retrieved him from his trailer to shoot his scene, and...

Rolling Stones star says he has finally given up drugs - because they are too weak to give him a high. The group's guitarist has complained that modern drugs lack power, claiming that dealers and chemists have reduced their strength. The 62-year-old former heroin addict told The Sun that modern drugs such as ecstasy "mess with the brain". He said: "I really think the quality's gone down. All they do is try and take the high out of everything. "I don't like the way they're working on the brain area instead of just through the blood system. "That's why I...

Keith Richards has claimed that he no longer takes drugs – because their quality just isn’t what it used to be. The surprise revelation comes from the world’s most infamous drug fiend, who was addicted to heroin for most of the 1970s. He told Q Magazine, “I really think the quality's gone down. All they do is try and take the high out of everything.” And Richards is not a fan of synthetic party drugs, explaining with teary-eyed nostalgia, “I don't like the way they're working on the brain area instead of just through the blood system.” He went on,...