Not content with writing a best-selling autobiography, Rolling Stone guitarist Keith Richards is coming out with his first children's book in September.
Gus and Me: The Story of My Granddad and My First Guitar harks back to the rocker's childhood when his grandfather, Theodore Augustus "Gus'' Dupree, a big-band musician, introduced him to the instrument that would define his life.
"I have just become a grandfather for the fifth time, so I know what I'm talking about,'' said Richards in a message on his website.
"The bond, the special bond, between kids and grandparents is unique and should be treasured. This is a story of one of those magical moments. May I be as great a grandfather as Gus was to me.''
Richards, 70, widely regarded as one of rock`n' roll's finest guitarists, made his literary mark when Life - a revealing expose of the Stones' wild side - was published in 2011 and raced up the bestseller lists.
