# The Life and Crimes of Keith Richards: Part 1 | 65

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Podcast: [Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncharted-crime-and-mayhem-in-the-music-industry-6653568)
Published: 2026-05-26T04:00:00+00:00
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Keith Richards’ reputation for excess is legendary, but it has nearly ended his career many times. In part 1 of "The Life and Crimes of Keith Richards", we follow his journey from a blues‑obsessed kid in England to a founding member of the Rolling Stones, charting early fights, drug use, tabloid scandals, and repeated arrests that somehow never stuck. We dig into the infamous Redlands drug raid, exile-era chaos in France, narrow escapes in the U.S., and personal tragedy in the mid‑1970s. It ends with the moment that finally seemed unavoidable: Keith’s 1977 Toronto heroin bust, where prison time looked certain...and the legend was truly put to the test. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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