12 Brutal Times Famous Musicians Attacked Their Own Fans

3. Keith Richards

You're all tired of the clichés about Keith Richards and how he "should be dead" given the crazy drug-addled lifestyle that he has lived. But have you heard the one about the time he clocked a stage invader on the head with his guitar? The guy runs at him during "Satisfaction" and Richards doesn't miss a beat, smashing him in the face before he has a chance to tackle him or Mick Jagger. Richards was reportedly concerned that the man might be armed, and subsequently paid the invader's bail after realising that he was just an over-zealous fan. However, as the guitarist reminisced, "a Telecaster makes a damn good club"... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv1bM0pp_o4
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