Keith Richards celebrates his 80th birthday - Congratulations from his Stones colleagues
The immortal rock legend Keith Richards is celebrating his 80th birthday today, December 18 - and of course his bandmates from The Rolling Stones wish him a very happy birthday. First and foremost, frontman Mick Jagger (80) wished his companion all the best in a heartfelt greeting via Instagram. Accompanying a picture of the two legends wearing cool sunglasses befitting their status, Jagger wrote: "Happy birthday Keith. Love, Mick."
Ron Wood (76), the second Stones guitarist alongside Richards, also wished his colleague all the best on his Instagram profile. He posted a whole series of pictures, most of which show the two of them laughing. He commented on the photos with numerous emojis and also wished them "a happy 80th birthday".
In addition to Jagger and Wood, the operators of the Instagram page of the late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts (1941-2021) also took the opportunity to pay tribute to Richards. Some pictures from days gone by can also be seen there. An earlier quote from Watts about Richards was shared: "Keith is the most interesting, the most different of us all ... He's a man of vision and one of the few people who hasn't really changed over the years." When they made music, the wine and his guitar were always there: "And he just sits in the middle like a wonderful sultan. That's fantastic." But Richards has always been like that.
Unusually, Richards even congratulated himself. To be more precise, his social media team took the opportunity to leave their boss a greeting on Instagram for his birthday. Accompanying a picture of him, they wrote: "Happy Birthday Keith! We love and respect you and are honored to be on your team!"
And of course, there was also a corresponding birthday post on The Rolling Stones' official Instagram page in honor of the guitarist: Accompanying a video with clips showing Richards in the studio, on stage or during video shoots, the creators wrote: "Happy Birthday to the one and only. We wish you a very special day. Keep on rockin'."
Keith Richards himself doesn't just have thoughts for himself on his special day: exactly 40 years ago to the day, on December 18, 1983, his 40th birthday, he married the American model Patricia "Patti" Hansen (67). He also shared a picture of the ceremony on the Mexican beach in Cabo San Lucas on Instagram and wrote: "To Patricia. Happy 40th anniversary! I love you. Keith."
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Source: www.stern.de
