Deceased former Autograph drummer Keni Richards was writing his story book
Deceased former Autograph drummer Keni Richards was writing his story book
The music world lost another member of the family when former Autograph drummer Keni Richards passed away on April 8, 2017. Details of how Richards passed away have yet to be publicly revealed.
It’s no secret that Richards‘ friendship with Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth opened some doors for Autograph including opening for the mighty Van Halen on the latter’s tour in support of the diamond certified selling albums 1984.
Recently, one of Richards‘ friends shared some Facebook posts from the drummer and arts aficionado in the closed group Your Backstage Pass. One of the posts (see below) reveals that Richards had started writing a “story book” entitled Short Stories and Long L.I.E.S., which included an excerpt about his invitation to jam with the one and only David Bowie:
“Keni Richards ANY WHO,BUZZZZZ BROWN……..SLICK AND I,RENTED A RATHER SHABBY BEACH HOUSE,IN LAGUNA BEACH..CALIE,,,, AND WOODSHEDED TO A RADIO SHACK TApe recorder…i got to hear some great stories of earl and BOWIE.EVENTUALLY ,SLICK ,BROUGHT ME INTO ,DEEP IN HIS INNER CIRCLE,AND FOUND MYSELF ALONE,ONE DAY,PLA7YING POOL, BACK STAGE AT DODGER STADIUM, WHEN DAVID B.. WALKED IN,AND WITH THAT LITE AROUND HIM,AND THAT DAMN SMILE,WITH A SNAGGLE TOOTH SAID……………….. R U READY TO PLAY///////// AND I STUPIDLY SAID………. I DIDNT BRING MY STICKS………………….DEAD PAN FACE,,,,,,,DEAD SLIENCE BOWIE,STARED AT ME…………………JUST A BIT LONG……………..I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO PUKE. AND FIGURED OUT ,HE MEANT A GAME OF POOL…HAHAHAGRAHHHHH. AND HE SMIRKED. SAVING MY ASS…. HE LAUGHED AND SAID…SLICKY ,SAYS UR A FORCE OF NATURE,,,,, 6 MONTHS LATTER IN 1990……I GET A CALL FROM A HANDLER,SAYING,TO WAIT,AT HOME BY THE PHONE FOR FIFTEEN MIN. AND LIKE CLOCKWORK… THE VOIVE SAID….. KENI…..ITS DAVID….. WOULD U LIKE TO COME JAM WITH THE BOYS………….FUCKING TRUE STORY….. THIS IS IN MY DRAFT OF MY STORY BOOK…………….. CALLED……SHORTSTORIES AND…….. LONG…………………………………………..L.I.E.S.”