Keith Richards's Birth Card: The King of Hearts

In the record

Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English musician, songwriter, singer and record producer who is an original member, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-principal songwriter of the Rolling Stones. The birth-card coordinate for December 18 is the King of Hearts — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 1989 Performers with The Rolling Stones induction.

Rock Hall record

• 1989 Performers — inducted member of The Rolling Stones

The King of Hearts coordinate

Keith Richards's birthday maps to the King of Hearts (The Compassionate King). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame vote and not a verdict on Keith Richards. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You hold emotional authority without hiding behind it.

Live King of Hearts meaning page

Keith Richards in the public record

His songwriting partnership with the band's lead vocalist Mick Jagger is one of the most successful in history. His career spans over six decades, and his guitar playing style has been a trademark of the Rolling Stones throughout the band's career. Richards gained press notoriety for his romantic involvements and illicit drug use, and he was often portrayed as a countercultural figure. First professionally known as Keith Richard, from 1978 he used his full family name. Richards was born in and grew up in Dartford, Kent. He studied at the Dartford Technical School and Sidcup Art College. After graduating, Richards befriended Jagger, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Ian Stewart and Brian Jones and joined the Rolling Stones. As a member of the group, Richards also sings lead on some of their songs, typically at least one song per concert, including "Happy", "Before They Make Me Run", and "Connection".

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Keith Richards (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the 10 of Hearts

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Keith Richards, and not a forecast of induction.

You make room for a lot of people and still keep a self inside the room. Your heart works at scale—you create belonging for families, groups, and communities, not just individuals. You're the one who makes everyone feel included, the emotional center of gravity in a room. Love, for you, is something you build collectively.

As a member of the group, Richards also sings lead on some of their songs, typically at least one song per concert, including "Happy", "Before They Make Me Run", and "Connection".

Paired on shared wording: group, including. This line comes from the Result / Cosmic Reward position of the K♥'s Life Spread.

Also on the record

1. Outside of his career with the Rolling Stones, Richards has also played with his own side-project, The X-Pensive Winos.
2. He also appeared in two Pirates of the Caribbean films as Captain Teague, father of Jack Sparrow, whose look and characterisation were inspired by Richards himself.
3. In 1989, Richards was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2004 into the UK Music Hall of Fame with the Rolling Stones.
4. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him fourth on its list of 100 best guitarists in 2011.

Other inductees with this card

• Chas Chandler — 1994 Performers with The Animals
• Duane Allman — 1995 Performers with The Allman Brothers Band
• Eddie Brigati — 1997 Performers with The (Young) Rascals
• Elliot Easton — 2018 Performers with The Cars
• Florence Ballard — 1988 Performers with The Supremes
• Greg Hawkes — 2018 Performers with The Cars
• Joe Walsh — 1998 Performers with Eagles
• Mel Taylor — 2008 Performers with The Ventures
• Michael "Mike D" Diamond — 2012 Performers with Beastie Boys
• Mike Bloomfield — 2015 Performers with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
• Phife Dawg — 2024 Performers with A Tribe Called Quest
• Rick Wright — 1996 Performers with Pink Floyd
• 1 more inductees share this card.

FAQ

What is Keith Richards's birth card?

The King of Hearts. December 18 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Rock Hall induction?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, character, or fate.

Where do Keith Richards's dates come from?

Birth date 1943-12-18 is the day-precision date on Keith Richards's Wikipedia infobox, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Inductee identity comes from the Wikipedia Performers list, which cites RockHall.com. Year-only dates and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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