Keith Richards has offered fans a health update. In a recent interview with “Guitar World,” the 82-year-old guitarist revealed that the health issue that has kept him from the stage is arthritis, which of course would make playing difficult.
Richards says it has slowed down his playing somewhat, but he’s learned to compensate. “At my age, what I find most interesting about the guitar is you can compensate for certain disabilities and nimbleness and find other ways of getting around the problem,” he said. “And it teaches you another thing; you never stop learning with the [ ] thing. I love it, and it’s my friend forever.”
He explained that the condition has caused his knuckles to enlarge. “They don’t hurt, but it does get in the way sometimes,” he says.
