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ROLLING PAPERS
RICHARDS SEEKING $5M FOR MEMOIR
By KEITH J. KELLY
New York Post
May 17, 2007 -- Keith Richards, the Rolling Stones co-founder and lead guitarist, will soon be touring publishing houses to score a little satisfaction - and cart away a $5 million-plus deal for his autobiography.
Richards' London-based agent Ed Victor confirmed the plans to meet with major publishers in New York this summer. "It's not going to happen until July," Victor said, when reached in London. "It's way too early to talk about it."
But at least one publishing source said that Victor has begun planting the seed with publishing bigs on this side of the pond. "He's looking for at least $5 million," said one top publishing executive. "[Richards] wants to make more than Eric Clapton."
Clapton was believed to have received just under $5 million for the world rights to "Clapton: The Autobiography," which is slated to hit in October with a massive 300,000 first printing from Doubleday.
Victor represented Clapton in that deal as well.
Victor calls a Richards autobiography potentially "the greatest rock 'n' roll book of all time."
In the early 1980s, Mick Jagger snagged a $1.6 million advance from Bantam for his life story, but returned it several years later.
"We were told he said he couldn't remember enough to do a book," said Stuart Applebaum, a spokesman for Random House Inc., which also owns Bantam.
Victor confirmed earlier reports in the British press that James Fox is Richards' collaborator.
"He's known Keith for 30 years," said Victor, which should insure against a Jagger-like memory lapse. [email protected]
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| glencar |
Wow, take the money & run! |
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| voodoopug |
Lets be honest, Keith probably doesn't remember what he had for breakfast. How is he going to fill a book with accurate stories? |
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quote:
voodoopug wrote:
Lets be honest, Keith probably doesn't remember what he had for breakfast. How is he going to fill a book with accurate stories?
"Accuracy" is in the eye of the beholder. No matter what it wiil be interesting to read what exactly he chooses to recollect. I hope he spends a decent amount of space on his Dad and Grandpa Gus. Not much ... maybe a chapter or two as background.
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| mojoman |
if clapton can get five million keith should get at least double..... |
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| GotToRollMe |
quote:
mojoman wrote:
if clapton can get five million keith should get at least double.....
No kidding! This could be THE best rock and roll autobiography ever written (or as Victor said, "the greatest rock 'n' roll book of all time"). |
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| Make It Funky |
He'll just make it up and embellish like he has on so many other stories from his pastoral repetoire. I think Tony Sanchez book would suffice.
cheers,
Ian |
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| mojoman |
possible title for book
It's Good to be Here, It's Good to be Anywhere |
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