It's the sound of the Stones: a five-string with a six-string on top. Guitars are amazing things – you can make an orchestra out of them…” Keith Richards on life without Charlie

In an exclusive interview, Keith Richards talks about the magic of the new album Hackney Diamonds, and why losing a string created a whole new sound for the Rolling Stones

Keith Richards: “They haven't really improved the electric guitar since Les Paul and Leo Fender put their touch to it. Everything else is trying to sound like them”

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies after tour pull out

Keith Richards Wrote One of the Rolling Stones' Biggest Hits In His Sleep

Watch Keith Richards play Rolling Stones classics on a 5-string guitar

The Rolling Tomes - The Reader

Keith Richards on the simple guitar trick at the heart of the Rolling Stones' sound: Somehow that one extra note disappearing allows for all kinds of other instruments to come through

Keith Richards Talks Tone, Playing Live and the Stones' Longevity in His 1983 Guitar Player Cover Story

Show the kids out there how it's done”: Watch Keith Richards play Rolling Stones classics on a 5-string guitar with Jimmy Fallon

50 Albums From 1969 You Must Hear Before You Die

The crazy moment Keith Richards hit a fan with his guitar

My Controversial Keith Richards Video

Coffee Break: Songs about longevity

Keith Richards explains the 5-string guitar: '5 strings, 3 notes, 2 hands and 1 asshole