Last updated: Friday, March 7, 2008
RICHARDS FINDS SMOKING BAN A DRAG
ROLLING STONES rocker KEITH RICHARDS has lambasted the British government for introducing a smoking ban - branding it 'political bulls**t'.
Keith Richards leaving Hyatt Hotel after the press conference of the movie "Shine A Light", Berlin Film Festival 2008 (Berlinale), Berlin, Germany - 07.02.08
The rebellious guitarist has repeatedly flouted the smoking ban - which came into effect in the U.K. last July (07) - and famously lit up on stage in front of 20,000 fans at the O2 Arena in London last August (07).
But despite being bombarded with criticism for his lawbreaking, the musician believes the ban is just a phase - comparing it to the prohibition of alcohol in the U.S. from 1920 until 1933.
He says, "It's a bit of a drag because you've got to freeze your balls off to light a cigarette. You've got to go outside. It's draconian, social, politically correct bulls**t.
"They'll get over it. It's like prohibition, they tried to stop booze once. Ha! Look what happened. It ruined America."
The 64-year-old hellraiser has no intention of curbing his drug-taking ways either - even after having to undergo cranial surgery when he fell out of a tree in Fiji during a drugs binge in 2006.
He adds, "I smoke my head off. I smoke weed all the damn time."
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Source: WENN
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