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This is the story I heard too... a rebel thing.
methinks thou dost protest too much Sir StonesTod. You knave.
you mean knaive, right? i've been accused of worse....
Surely it wasn't brief, right? It was that way for decades - he became Richard in the 60s to suggest a relation to Cliff Richard and he didn't change it back to Richards until the 90s, IIRC.
That which maketh my toes to curl and mine eyes to water is the writer who believeth that any sentence becometh Elizabethan when "eth" is added to the ends of random words where it doth not belong. Yea verily!
tomato tomahto
But if that were the case, he could have dropped the "Richard" part as well and the "Keith" part to distance himself completely and just become Elmo Lewis, since Brian was no longer using that stage name.
Briefly was a probably a poor choice of words. Methinks the actual date range 'Richard' was used was 1963-1978. On second thought, a band who's catalogue spans 50 years, 15 years may be considered brief.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2012-10-16 22:31 by jazzbass.
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Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
jazzbass
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Date: October 16, 2012 16:39
Can someone give me the backstory on why Keith briefly changed his name to Keith Richard? I remember hearing it was for tax purposes. Not sure I understand how this helps with taxes. I was surprised he didn't mention it at all in his book Life.
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
DandelionPowderman
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Date: October 16, 2012 16:42
Richards was back in 1978, methinks.
He dropped the s because of, at the time, slightly more known Cliff Richard!
He dropped the s because of, at the time, slightly more known Cliff Richard!
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
stonesnow
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Date: October 16, 2012 16:59
His real surname is actually Richards, but ALO thought it would be a good idea to draw comparison to Cliff Richard, just to generate additional write-ups in the press. It was eventually dropped, but for many years the confusion still lingered. In the opening credits to the Gimme Shelter movie in 1970, he is still listed as Keith Richard.
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
loog droog
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Date: October 16, 2012 17:09
The inverse of that is when people mistakenly say Ronnie Woods...on the cover of I've Got My Own Album To Do it's spelled that way with the S crossed out.
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
Koen
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Date: October 16, 2012 17:12
I once read that he wasn't getting along with his Dad and didn't want to have the same last name. Later they became close again, and he added the s back.
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
Max'sKansasCity
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Date: October 16, 2012 17:22
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Koen
I once read that he wasn't getting along with his Dad and didn't want to have the same last name. Later they became close again, and he added the s back.
This is the story I heard too... a rebel thing.
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
DiscoVolante
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Date: October 16, 2012 17:26
I also read somewhere that Richard without s sounded more "pop".
Ridiculous.
Ridiculous.
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
StonesTod
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Date: October 16, 2012 17:39
what's with all the "methinks" biz lately? are we backeth in elizabethan times or something?
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
treaclefingers
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Date: October 16, 2012 17:40
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StonesTod
what's with all the "methinks" biz lately? are we backeth in elizabethan times or something?
methinks thou dost protest too much Sir StonesTod. You knave.
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
StonesTod
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Date: October 16, 2012 17:42
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treaclefingersQuote
StonesTod
what's with all the "methinks" biz lately? are we backeth in elizabethan times or something?
methinks thou dost protest too much Sir StonesTod. You knave.
you mean knaive, right? i've been accused of worse....
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
Claire_M
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Date: October 16, 2012 18:06
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jazzbass
Can someone give me the backstory on why Keith briefly changed his name to Keith Richard?
Surely it wasn't brief, right? It was that way for decades - he became Richard in the 60s to suggest a relation to Cliff Richard and he didn't change it back to Richards until the 90s, IIRC.
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
tumbled
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Date: October 16, 2012 18:14
Please quit saying "methinks" please!! grr!
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
Edith Grove
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Date: October 16, 2012 18:56
Where is with sssoul when you need her ?
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
Koen
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Date: October 16, 2012 19:00
What's worse, "methinks" or "just saying" ?
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
Green Lady
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Date: October 16, 2012 21:23
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Koen
What's worse, "methinks" or "just saying" ?
That which maketh my toes to curl and mine eyes to water is the writer who believeth that any sentence becometh Elizabethan when "eth" is added to the ends of random words where it doth not belong. Yea verily!
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
tumbled
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Date: October 16, 2012 21:29
You too-eth? eh Green Lady?
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
treaclefingers
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Date: October 16, 2012 21:31
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StonesTodQuote
treaclefingersQuote
StonesTod
what's with all the "methinks" biz lately? are we backeth in elizabethan times or something?
methinks thou dost protest too much Sir StonesTod. You knave.
you mean knaive, right? i've been accused of worse....
tomato tomahto
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
stonesnow
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Date: October 16, 2012 21:49
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Max'sKansasCityQuote
Koen
I once read that he wasn't getting along with his Dad and didn't want to have the same last name. Later they became close again, and he added the s back.
This is the story I heard too... a rebel thing.
But if that were the case, he could have dropped the "Richard" part as well and the "Keith" part to distance himself completely and just become Elmo Lewis, since Brian was no longer using that stage name.
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
open-g
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Date: October 16, 2012 22:01
Keith needed to go undercover and dropped the 's' to unveil the methinks amp dealers - he scored some too.
Vox, Fender, Ampeg, Boogie
Vox, Fender, Ampeg, Boogie
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
jazzbass
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Date: October 16, 2012 22:30
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Claire_MQuote
jazzbass
Can someone give me the backstory on why Keith briefly changed his name to Keith Richard?
Surely it wasn't brief, right? It was that way for decades - he became Richard in the 60s to suggest a relation to Cliff Richard and he didn't change it back to Richards until the 90s, IIRC.
Briefly was a probably a poor choice of words. Methinks the actual date range 'Richard' was used was 1963-1978. On second thought, a band who's catalogue spans 50 years, 15 years may be considered brief.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2012-10-16 22:31 by jazzbass.
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
spain73
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Date: October 16, 2012 23:31
Quote
Koen
I once read that he wasn't getting along with his Dad and didn't want to have the same last name. Later they became close again, and he added the s back.
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
Rockman
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Date: October 16, 2012 23:36
.....They hadn't quite perfected the Autopen to do a proper s
ROCKMAN
ROCKMAN
Re: Keith 'Richard' explained
Posted by:
stonesrule
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Date: October 17, 2012 00:55
HA HA HA...Good one Rockie. That trip to Melbourne really was a tonic!
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