The Rolling Stones' most enduring classics have been part of our collective soundtrack for so long that it can be easy to forget that they all had to start with an idea.
The Rolling Stones recorded 'Blue & Lonesome' in a matter of days. Whatever bad feelings remained from earlier quarrels seem to have dissipated just as quickly.
Having outlived his own prodigious appetites to reach a ripe old age, Keith Richards has emerged as perhaps the internet's go-to meme for surviving against all odds.
It looks like Keith Richards' kids won't need to worry about picking out a coffin for the old man after he's gone — or even fighting over where to keep his remains.
Falling out of a tree was enough to convince Keith Richards to give up cocaine, but he's managed to hang on to a few of his other favorite pastimes — including smoking a daily joint and bugging Mick Jagger.