Book title: Life
Author: Keith Richards
| Bibliographic entry | Richards, K. (2010). Life. Hatchette Audio. |
| Description | The autobiography of the infamous rock star. It includes his early influences, his struggles with addiction, good times and bad times with The Rolling Stones. His personal life is revealed through romantic escapades, marriage, and fatherhood. |
| Reaction | Filled with profanity and offensive colloquialisms, it is often difficult to see the value in this raw, self-indulgent portrayal of a rock star’s life. Then suddenly there are gems when Richards describes how music affects him and how he learns new methods in guitar-playing. |
| Recommended age level | Mature teen to adult |
| Subjects/themes | Music, fame, addiction, love and relationships |
| Curriculum connections | Music: gather information from reliable sources on the background of music and musicians, audience responses, and music criticism, and analysis and reflect on the information to enhance their critical judgements and ongoing interpretations of musicGuidance: identify and describe personal factors that can negatively affect their learning and thinking (e.g., low self-esteem, high anxiety, substance abuse, poor interpersonal skills, family relationships); |
| Awards | Audie Award, Audiobook of the Year and Biography and Memoir, 2011 |
| Miscellaneous | Looking to fill in my collection with autobiographies of musicians to support the very active instrumental and guitar programs at my school, I had hoped that this book would be appropriate. |
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