"I feel that a long history of alcohol consumption must have pickled me organs or something like that", Keith Richards declared, when asked how the hell he has lived to be this age after all his hard partying.

Maybe he didn't actually say that.

But on this day, December 18, in 1943, Keith Richards was reportedly born in Dartford, Kent, England, UK.

I say reportedly because we don't exactly know the circumstances of his birth and can only guess that perhaps his mother was struck by lightening while pregnant or perhaps there was a spell cast when Keef was born, or maybe he's a voodoo child, but undoubtedly we can all agree he should be studied by science. :-D

At keithrichards.com, I found the video above and these words:

Wish Keith a HAPPY birthday with this clip from the 14 on Fire shows Down Under. Cheers to Dartford's Finest!

Check out Keef dishing on his secret to a successful marriage, upcoming new music and his new children's book in a recent interview below:

Yep, I said, "children's book". :-D

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