Profile of The Rolling Stones: Still Rolling in it
The Rolling Stones are elder statesmen of rock ‘n roll now – all of them are in their seventies – but the brand that sustains them remains an enticing one to an Irish public who have lived with the band since their formation in 1962
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Age:55
Appearance: Still going, without even a trace of moss
Newsworthiness: yet another massive tour is to hit Dublin this summer – unless Croke Park residents claim another scalp
In Keith Richards’s 2010 memoir Life, the famed Rolling Stones guitarist wrote about what it felt like to have lived his life in the public eye; and what it meant in terms of how the public have come to regard him.
“I can’t ...