# Keith Richards is 70 Today... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 18, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-richards-is-70-today/676672 "2013-12-18T20:14:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-richards-is-70-today/676672/1 "2013-12-18T20:14:46Z")
> **[Keith Richards turns 70! Celebrate with rocker's famed wisdom ](https://www.today.com/entertainment/keith-richards-turns-70-celebrate-rockers-famed-wisdom-2D11755877)** > > Rock 'n' roll icons should look and sound a certain way. While Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards — who turns 70 on Dec. 18 — may not have taken the healthiest path to his milestone birthday, we wouldn't change a thing about what we've seen or... > [@](#): > > On longevity: > “I was number 1 on the who’s likely to die list for 10 years … I was really disappointed when I fell off that list.” > [@](#): > > On drugs: > “I’ve never had a problem with drugs, only with policemen.” > > “I’ve never turned blue in someone else’s bathroom. I consider that the height of bad manners.” Happy Birthday, Keef! 70 never looked like 120 any better 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-richards-is-70-today/676672/2 "2013-12-18T20:23:45Z")
Proof that leading a moral life, clean living, never smoking or drinking alcohol or doing drugs, eating vegetarian, practicing yoga and avoiding temptations will lead to a long and successful life and career in Rock and Roll. Let this be a lesson to you kids out there! ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-richards-is-70-today/676672/3 "2013-12-18T20:25:51Z")
When he dies, can we dry him out, grind him up, and smoke him? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-richards-is-70-today/676672/4 "2013-12-18T20:31:42Z")
His quips are quite good. Happy birthday Keith. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-richards-is-70-today/676672/5 "2013-12-18T20:32:35Z")
70? He doesn’t look a day over 80! ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-richards-is-70-today/676672/6 "2013-12-18T20:39:46Z")
A few years back, at one of Mick Jagger’s birthdays, someone commented on Mick’s crow’s feet. Mick said that they weren’t crow’s feet, they were laugh lines. Keith said “Nothing’s that funny.” ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-richards-is-70-today/676672/7 "2013-12-18T20:44:42Z")
> [@Malthus](#): > > When he dies, can we dry him out, grind him up, and smoke him? 😃 When he dies, he will be cremated. They will take the unusual step of announcing when and where before hand, so the faithful can gather down wind. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-richards-is-70-today/676672/8 "2013-12-18T21:20:09Z")
> [@Malthus](#): > > When he dies, can we dry him out, grind him up, and smoke him? 😃 Isn’t he already dried out? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-richards-is-70-today/676672/9 "2013-12-18T22:33:52Z")
Christ, what the portrait in his attic must look like… ---
**Author:** ![SerafinaPekala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SerafinaPekala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SerafinaPekala)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-richards-is-70-today/676672/10 "2013-12-18T22:41:25Z")
What a helluva guitar player but he must have the liver of an ox! ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-richards-is-70-today/676672/11 "2013-12-18T22:41:28Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > Christ, what the portrait in his attic must look like… Something like[this,](http://www.perankhgroup.com/Ramesses20II20mummy2.jpg) I imagine ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-richards-is-70-today/676672/12 "2013-12-18T22:41:35Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > Christ, what the portrait in his attic must look like… It’s gone so far back it’s a sperm and an egg. 😃