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“He’s on my turf, he’s going for Mick... I caught him with that Telecaster. Wallop! It was a good shot”: When Keith Richards took down a fan on stage

Keith Richards in 1981.

“Unfortunately it’s a dodgy profession sometimes,” said Keith Richards when he recalled the moment he used his guitar as a weapon to repel a fan who had rushed on stage.

The incident happened on 18 December, 1981 during a Rolling Stones concert in Hampton, Virginia.

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