Keith Richards: Under the Influence (2015)

Keith Richards: Under the Influence: Directed by Morgan Neville. With Keith Richards, Anthony DeCurtis, Steve Jordan, Tom Waits. A portrait of Keith Richards that takes us on a journey to discover the genesis of his sound as a songwriter, guitarist and performer.

“The legendary Keith Richards reveals the artists, individuals and music that influenced his music.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eInteresting documentary, on a very interesting subject. Keith Richards is one of the most influential and successful artists in music history and his views on music are generally worth listening to. The documentary does a reasonable job of showing what and who influenced him, making him the musical genius and megastar he has become.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSome good clips from the influential artists, plus Rolling Stones clips and Keith Richards solo clips, including behind-the-scenes footage from him working on his latest album.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHowever, the documentary lacks focus, jumping around and not really making too much of a point in the end. In a way this adds charm to proceedings, as this fits in with the laid-backness of Richardsu0026#39;s persona. It would still be nice to have some degree of order though…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn addition, as you would imagine of someone of Keith Richardsu0026#39;s ilk, his influences are broad and there is much ground to cover. This leaves not much in the way of depth, e.g. reggae gets covered in about 5 minutes and even Chuck Berry, probably the greatest influence on Richards, is only highlighted through the anniversary concert Richards appeared at. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA longer, more detailed, documentary would have been great.”