Guitar legend's mum passes away after cancer battle

The mother of The Rolling Stones' guitar legend Keith Richards has died.

Doris Richards, 91, passed away at the weekend after a battle with cancer.

The guitarist extended his stay in London to be with his mother, who passed away peacefully in her sleep.

He had kept a vigil at her bedside, forcing him to skip a memorial for the late record mogul Ahmet Ertegun last week, reports Reuters.

Her death comes just weeks after Richards told NME that he once snorted a line of his own father's ashes.

Richards is the only child of Doris and Bert Richards, who split up in 1962.

His mother is survived by four grandchildren.




ps: i bet that he's going to have a great night today

Poor guy. His mother had to expect to outlive him, though.

is he gonna snort her too?

Keith Richards' mother was alive this whole time?

I honestly was expecting her to be over 100.

His family must have some awesome DNA. 91? I figured ole Keef was at least 100 himself by now.

You can't kill Keith Richards... He's a cucaracha.

It's always sad when people lose their parents, no matter what age.
And what the &^@)# if he really 'snored his father'? I mean, people who judge don't have anything to do with it anyway.

groetjes,
Mirella

He's a Chupacabra?!

i snored my cat

I honestly think he was takin' the piss with the whole 'snortin bit o my dad's ashes' thing. ask a ridiculous question, get a stupid answer.

i'm going to see the stones at slane in august. yay.

cool avatar, new?

groetjes,
Mirella

man you stole my joke!

Cockroach.

That was going to be my comment.

pure, uncut mom