It is said that when the world comes to an end, be it through natural disaster or nuclear war, all that will remain is the cockroaches and Keith Richards. There are more legends about the infamous 'Keef' than anyone could count, and if even half of them are true then he has a strong claim to being the most rock and roll man who ever drew breath.
Richards famously chain smokes whilst on stage, and this picture taken in in 1974 suggests he doesn't behave any differently offstage either, as he eyes the photographer with the sort of cool detachment that made him a style icon to many - including Johnny Depp, who's on record as saying he based his 'Pirates of the Caribbean' character on the Rolling Stones grizzled guitarist.