Keith Richards will release a children's book this fall
Rock legend Keith Richards is writing a children鈥檚 book. Yes, you read that correctly.
Richards, the guitarist for the legendary rock group the Rolling Stones, said he is writing a book based on his relationship with his grandfather, jazz musician Theodore Augustus Dupree. According to the , Dupree urged Richards to learn the guitar.
The book will be titled 鈥淕us & Me: The Story of My Granddad and My First Guitar鈥� and will be released by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers via both paper and e-book format on Sept. 9. A CD will be included with the physical book.
The book will be illustrated by Richards鈥� daughter Theodora Dupree Richards.
鈥淚 have just become a grandfather for the fifth time, so I know what I鈥檓 talking about,鈥� Richards said in a . 鈥淭he bond, the special bond, between kids and grandparents is unique and should be treasured. This is a story of one of those magical moments. May I be as great a grandfather as Gus was to me.鈥�
Richards previously published an autobiography, 鈥淟ife,鈥� in 2010.
