Keith Richards is still shocked to be in Disney movies

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Over the weekend, Kaiser already covered the Disneyland premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, but the movie’s promotional tour continues in full force, so here are some more photos of Keith Richards at the premiere and some highlights from a rather endearing interview from LA Times Hero Complex. Even though he’s a global musical superstar as part of the Rolling Stones, Richards just seems so humble and amazed to be part of such a huge movie franchise. If you don’t adore the guy already, you probably will after this interview:

On His Turn As A Disney Darling: “No one is more surprised by all of it than me,” the Rolling Stones guitarist said with a wink. “I never expected to work for the Disney organization for a while. I’m still shocked, but, hey, it’s all good fun.”

On Working With Johnny Depp: Richards first got on board for a cameo in the 2007 film Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End – he played the scoundrel father, Capt. William Teague, to a scoundrel son, Capt. Jack Sparrow. Sparrow is, of course, portrayed by Johnny Depp, whom Richards describes as a “blood on blood” friend, and it’s quite apparent they have a jolly good time playing pirate together. “If Johnny says he wants to do something, well, it doesn’t take much to get me to show up,” Richards said with a rasp of a laugh. “Well, basically, I tell Johnny what to do at one point, and then I get out of there.”

On The Success Of His Memoir, Life: “I was blown away, actually. I don’t know what I expected, but what we heard back was so strong,” Richards said. “There were really good reviews from some really hard critics too, and I was amazed that we were able to get the story across to people and to those critics and they all mostly liked it. I mean, my records don’t get such good reviews.”

On Being Recognized By Kids: “Not everybody that likes pirate movies necessarily likes rock ‘n’ roll, right, and so this all gives me another chance to communicate with different people,” Richards said. “Now everywhere there’s all these young people who know me as Capt. Teague, not as Keith Richards. ‘That’s Jack Sparrow’s dad!’ And that’s cool, man.”

On Life On A Film Set: “This is so different than what I usually do, and I love to see how’s it made, you know, and this is one 3-D with the big cameras and all, and I’m interested in that, and I get to see the latest techniques. And I don’t have to really do a lot of work. We did it in London at Pinewood Studios, and it was the usual thing. You get there early, and you wait around a long time. The makeup takes a long time’ it’s an incredible amount of makeup, and sometimes you’re sitting there next to a guy who’s getting scales put on. ‘Hey, how you doin’?’ It’s a lot of preparation to do something that will be short, but it’s amazing stuff, as you expect.”

[From Hero Complex]

As a side note, it has been revealed that Johnny Depp suffers from a condition called “weird eye,” which merely means that he’s one of the very small percentage of people who cannot process 3D movie effects. (I’m so jealous!) But getting back to the point, it is rather hilarious that Keith Richards, whose name is synonymous with “rock ‘n’ roll debauchery” and once joked about snorting his own father’s ashes, now appears in Disney movies. Of course, it’s (virtually) standard practice that many of the young Disney tartlets do drugs during their tenure, so why should anyone get hung up on Richards appearing as a semi-dangerous pirate of the amusement park variety? Exactly. So Richards proudly walked the premiere red carpet with his wife (of 28 years), Patti Hansen, who has truly earned whatever monetary status she shares as Richards’ wife. I mean, I totally love the guy, but waking up (day after day) next to that face would easily scare the crap out of me at a certain point.

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  1. the original bellaluna says:

    He’s absolutely perfect in this role, and I adore him. I’ll never forget the look on Johnny’s face when he saw Keith (both in character) in At World’s End. Classic!

  2. brin says:

    Love him but if his face doesn’t scare you off drugs I don’t know what would! His wife is gorgeous.

  3. Solveig says:

    What’s the real name of that ‘weird eye’ condition? As far as I know people who see from just one eye can’t see 3D, is Johnny half blind?

  4. esblondie says:

    Patti Hansen looks amazing. I hope I look even half that good when I’m her age.

  5. Bodhi says:

    He just looks like an addled old pirate! And I love him for it 🙂

  6. Rita says:

    I think Keith is a really solid guy and as real as they come. However, every blood vessel and organ in his body has to be coated with an anglomeration of plague the EPA would know doubt classify as high toxic. For 50 years it seems he’s dared his system to fail and it merely evolves into something that won’t need embalming when it does.

  7. Jen34 says:

    In every book I’ve ever read about the Stones, Keith has always come off as a pretty good guy. (The exception being maybe how he stole Brian Jones’s then girlfriend.) Anyhow, I love, love, love Keith and Patti, too. She looks fabulous, especially considering her health issues.

  8. BW says:

    The Brits sure love their eyeliner.

  9. The Bobster says:

    Is he wearing a mask?

  10. SolitaryAngel says:

    I’m shocked he’s still alive so I guess that makes us *even*.

  11. truthzbetta says:

    Johnny Depp is the only guy since Elvis to really be just about as cool as you’d hope.

    He can’t see 3-D movie crap effects?
    And he’s in a 3-D movie he can now skip without shame? Even his one health issue is cooler than the average celeb. And played for laughs, not sympathy which is refreshing.

    He might be lying to get out of seeing this Disney flick since he refuses to watch himself (“umm, yeah so ‘weird eye’ keeps me from this stupid premier”) which would be even better.

  12. Emily says:

    @SolitaryAngel, that was my initial thought too! But I think at this point, Keith’s gonna outlive everyone.

  13. Crash2GO2 says:

    My 7 year old daughter saw the photo of Keith and Patti standing next to each other and said “Why would she want to marry HIM?” lol I explained that he is a really good guy and she loves him.

    Seriously though, I was wondering when he turned into one of the Seven Dwarves.

  14. foozy says:

    it’s all good….can’t wait for pirates!!

  15. Eleonor says:

    Lady Gaga has been in the business for a bunch of years and acts like she is a sort of messiah who’s going to change the history. Keith Richards is a living legend, has done rnr history, he’s recognised as Capitain Teague and he laughs about it. When you say class.

  16. John Galt says:

    Best tweet on Keith Richards ever: “Keith, if you see a cockroach, do you think `One day it’ll be just you and me’?”