Keith Richards has revealed that he’s given up booze – for the most part.
“It’s been about a year now,” he told Rolling Stone. “I pulled the plug on it. I got fed up with it.”
The 74-year-old Rolling Stones guitarist admitted he still enjoys the occasional beer or glass of wine. “It was time to quit,” said Richards. “Just like all the other stuff.”
The veteran musician said he has noticed a difference when he’s on stage. “It was interesting to play sober,” he said of shows he did early this year.
Bandmate Ronnie Wood, who got sober in 2010, is pleased with Richards’ decision.
“The Keith that we used to know and love had this cutoff point where if he had one more, he’d go over the top and he’d be nasty,” explained Wood. “The cutoff point became shorter and shorter, you know, and he realized that.”