Keith Richards: Orchid Killer

Keith Richards has been poisoning himself for several hundred years now, but he'll probably live forever, if not longer. That doesn't mean he won't leave a trail of death and destruction in his selfish, toxic wake.

One living thing did not survive Keith Richards’ visit to the New York Public Library in late October - an orchid in the office of Cullman Center Deputy Director Marie d’Origny. While Keef was waiting ‘backstage’ in the center before the talk, he unexpectedly lit up a cigarette in Marie’s office, and grabbed the clay saucer underneath the orchid for a makeshift ash tray. He then asked for the window to be open, sending a chill through the office. Between the cold and the smoke, the little orchid never stood a chance. RIP, sweet flower.

[New York Public Library]