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Doctors Say Keith Richards' Liver is Okay

Richards Healthy, Writing Memoir

New York, NY. (August 2, 2007) - 63-year old Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards says he is healthier than we all suspected. In a recent interview with Mojo magazine, he revealed that doctors had amazed looks on their faces they told him his heart, liver and kidneys were ā€œall perfect.ā€

The checkup came after Richards’ brain surgery. He needed an operation after injuring himself falling out of a tree last year. The legendary lead player says he wants to live to be 150-years old.

As it turns out, Richards is working on a memoir that was at the center of a multimillion dollar bidding war among publishers this week. Little, Brown & Company emerged as the victor with a deal worth upwards of 7 million dollars.

There is no working title for the book as of yet. Richards is writing his rock n’ roll recollections with long-time friend and author James Fox. A representative from Little, Brown & Company says they expect the book to be finished and ready for release by 2010.

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