And it was well worth watching as Richards reflects on his life as he spends time in the studio working on his new album and travels to old haunts in the USA including the legendary Chess Studios at 2120 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago. In so doing, Richards reveals a side to his personality that most of us were probably unaware of. The film also features some great shots of him working in the studio with the Stones and messing about with Tom Waits. And there is a great scene where he stands up to Chuck Berry - and lives to tell the tale.
Oh and of course there is some great music to enjoy.
While watching it I was struck upon hearing again of that fateful 1961 meeting between Jagger and Richards at Dartford railway station. They were drawn together because Mick was carrying two albums (Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry) under his arm. My thoughts were that if this had occurred in the days of CD's or digital music files, the Rolling Stones would never have existed.
Another reason to be grateful to vinyl perhaps?
Here is a link to a trailer for the documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHh24Y9LrY0
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