Keith Richards stars in 'Origin of the Species' documentary & curates BBC shows ...

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards is starring in a BBC2 documentary about his early years titled "Keith Richards – The Origin of the Species," directed by Julien Temple, according to the Guardian. Meanwhile, Richards is curating a "'lost weekend' of films and live performances for BBC4" featuring "two nights of shows hand-picked by the man himself, the first time the BBC4 schedules have been taken over in this way," reports the Guardian. The programming (which will be televised
The Guardian quotes Richards as saying in the documentary: "There was a feeling in the late ‘50s/early ‘60s that there was a change coming. Harold Macmillan actually said it: ‘The winds of change’ and all that, but he didn’t mean it in quite the same way. I certainly felt that my generation and what was happening and the feeling in the air was it’s time to push limits. The world is ours now and you can rise or fall on it."
This isn't the first time that Richards has been the subject of a nonfiction film directed by a well-known filmmaker. Richards was the subject of the Netflix documentary "Keith Richards: Under the Influence" (directed by Oscar winner Morgan Neville), which premiered in September 2015. Johnny Depp also directed a documentary about Richards that was filmed mostly in 2010. Depp said in interviews that the untitled movie was completed, but no plans have been announced for the documentary to have a premiere or a release.

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