Richards said he snorted his father?

Keith Richards, the absolute, uncrowned king of all things in life having to do with being wasted. Over the years, I have read so many recipes’ for “one sip knocking you on your butt” drinks, morning coffee concoctions that some have sworn he consumes daily. Among other things, each of them would normally involve eight to twelve shots of espresso.

There have also been news reports of his wasted times, hang over’s and subsequent home made cures. Last year, one news report said that Richards fell from a coconut tree, a Jet Ski or a combination of the two. I recall reading this and muttering out loud, “Huh?”

If you think of what the article said, Richards either fell of the Jet Ski or the coconut tree, or a jet ski on top of a coconut tree. In any case, we are all aware that when it comes to Richards, it could have been all three combined.

I recently read an article on the filming of the next Pirates movie. You all are aware of the one I am talking about; in this one Richards is playing Jack Sparrow’s Father. The article stated that Richards arrived on the set, sober and happy to be in the film with his friend, Johnny Depp.

The Director sent Richards off to his trailer for a few hours, thinking it would give Richards time to relax, unwind and be ready for the big moment. The problem was, no one had informed the Director that Richards is never to be left alone, not for even one minute.

When it came time to film the scene, Richards came out of his trailer so intoxicated and who knows what, that he was actually unable to hold his legs still from falling backwards. When the next movie is released, look closely when Richards is on camera. He is only filmed from his knees up; the reason was the Director was laying on the ground holding Richards legs still long enough for the shot. The man is a legend in his own time.

Suffice to say, when an article relates to something Richards supposedly did, drank, consumed, whatever, there are moments when you feel it was something the publicity machines contrived, keeping his legend growing and intact. Not this time, this is straight from the mouth of Keith Richards, not a web site, or someone we never heard of.

Straight from the site, SHOWBUZZ, is this item, quoted directly and you must read it to believe it.

(AP) Keith Richards has acknowledged consuming a raft of illegal substances in his time, but this may top them all.

In comments published Tuesday, the 63-year-old Rolling Stones guitarist said he had snorted his father's ashes mixed with cocaine.

"The strangest thing I've tried to snort? My father. I snorted my father," Richards was quoted as saying by British music magazine NME.

"He was cremated and I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. My dad wouldn't have cared," he said. "... It went down pretty well, and I'm still alive."