Eric Danton (Htfd Courant) interview:
It came as no surprise to Ronnie Spector that Keith Richards described her as an "early love" in "Life," the new memoir by the Rolling Stones guitarist. For one thing, Richards gave her an early copy of the book. "He
sent me his book and said, 'Ronnie, it's a love affair for 40 years,'"
Spector says by phone from home, a short 15-minute drive from Richards'
place in Connecticut. "And it has been." Also, Richards has not been what you'd call subtle about his infatuation over the years. "I
was just with him like three or four months ago," Spector says,
chuckling at the memory. "He has a basement with a studio down there, so
he'd get me in the corner and say, 'Ronnie, you know I'm --' And I
said, 'Hey! Your wife is upstairs. What are we going to do?' So we still
carry that torch, but no hugging or kissing or stuff like that.'"
Richards appeared on Spector's 2009 album "Last of the Rock Stars," and
they've been working together sporadically on another project. The pair
first got acquainted in the '60s when the Rolling Stones opened for
Spector's group the Ronettes on one of their early European tours.
Spector says she's been fond of the Stones ever since.
"I like all the Rolling Stones, Mick and everyone, but by far, Keith was
the sexiest for me," she says. "He was just laid back. Mick was out
there doing his little silly dance and stuff, but Keith was never like
that. He was always Mr. Cool."
Well, not always: Spector says she gave Keef some advice back in the day that didn't seem to sink in.
"I told Keith when I left England, 'A little marijuana is OK, but don't go any further than that!'" Spector says.
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