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Hard-partying Keith Richards says he’s virtually quit drinking

/ 03:20 PM December 14, 2018

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Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones in 2013. Image: AFP/Joe Klamar

Keith Richards, the Rolling Stones guitarist whose name is synonymous with excess, says he has virtually given up drinking.

“It was time to quit,” the 74-year-old Richards told Rolling Stone magazine in an interview.

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“It’s been about a year now,” he said. “I pulled the plug on it. I got fed up with it.”

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Richards, who has been arrested several times for drug possession during his legendary hard-partying career, said he still has the occasional glass of wine or a beer but has mostly given up alcohol.

“I don’t notice any difference really — except for I don’t drink,” Richards said.

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Fellow guitarist Ronnie Wood said Richards is “much more mellow” now that he’s given up booze.

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“He’s a pleasure to work with,” Wood told Rolling Stone. “He’s open to more ideas.”

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“If he’s gonna keep it up, I’ll be there, full support,” Wood said.

The Rolling Stones are scheduled to launch a US tour in Miami in April. CC

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