Keith Richards: "I Snorted My Father"

Keith RichardsThere's very little in the physical world that Keith Richards hasn't, by his own admission, ingested either by mouth or by nose -- including, it seems, his father's ashes.

The Rolling Stones axeman revealed to NME, the British music magazine, that he once snorted the remains of his own dad, Bert, leavened with a bit of cocaine to make it go down easier. "He was cremated and I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. My dad wouldn't have cared ... It went down pretty well, and I'm still alive," says Keith.

Bert died in 2002 at the age of 84. Richards has four children of his own, and will play Johnny Depp's dad in the forthcoming third installment of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series.

This just proves that for sons and daughters, knowledge really is powder.



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31. That's just sick... Why would anyone do that to themselves and the ashes of a family member... He said his father wouldn't care... I bet he would... Freakin' sick person... I would be ashamed if I were his kids..

Posted at 4:09PM on Apr 3rd 2007 by loverly-angel

32. Isn't Keith an interesting character?

Posted at 4:13PM on Apr 3rd 2007 by Belle

33. what, ole mum doesn't rate?

Posted at 4:16PM on Apr 3rd 2007 by imakemistakes

34. When Keith dies, I wanna snort HIS ashes...you wouldn't even need to mix coke with them to get a great buzz!!!

Posted at 2:33PM on Apr 4th 2007 by Krum

35. 1-2-3-4-6-7-8-9-----11-13-14-15-17----------------18-19-20---21-22-24-26-27---28-29-30

I agree with all

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Posted at 4:20PM on Apr 3rd 2007 by Barbara

36. Way too much information!

Posted at 4:19PM on Apr 3rd 2007 by Dragonwolf

37. I can't believe he is still alive. Of course he looks like he died and someone forgot to tell him!

Posted at 4:21PM on Apr 3rd 2007 by BB

38. brijett,
I believe it. I mean.....look at him. He looks like he'll try anything once.

Posted at 4:26PM on Apr 3rd 2007 by jmo

39. Keith is the man! I'm listening to the Stones right now! "I say come on down/come on down sweet Virginia...." actually met him once in Washington DC when i was staying at the Hotel Madera (http://www.reservediscountrooms.com/washington-dc/hotel-madera---a-kimpton-hotel.html). I didn't understand a word he said. Be was really cool!

Posted at 4:31PM on Apr 3rd 2007 by Iggy

40. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 4:28PM on Apr 3rd 2007 by Chill

41. Wow! That's like the most bizarre thing I've ever heard in my life. But it sort of is a kewl way to keep your loved one near. Maybe this will catch on. They could make coffee bar type places where you can read TMZ on your laptop and snort up Grandma at the same time.

Posted at 4:32PM on Apr 3rd 2007 by Jon

42. That is DISGUSTING!! Why would someone do that?! He snorted his father's burned remains, blah (gagging)!

Posted at 10:24PM on Apr 3rd 2007 by LenaArch

43. NO ONE HAS THE BABY BEST INTEREST AT HEART THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE AND OVER WITH, THIS IS THE BIGGEST THING THAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE BAHAMAS IN AWHILE THEY JUST ARENT READY FOR THIS TO GO AWAY

Posted at 5:31PM on Apr 3rd 2007 by maxi

44. This is disgusting---Keith Richards, you are a sick, disgusting, mental moron. I don't think much has sickened me more in life. I hope your father got more respect than this from you in his lifetime.

Posted at 4:43PM on Apr 3rd 2007 by Janet

45. neato

Posted at 2:54PM on Apr 5th 2007 by witchywomn

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