A recent article on Keith Richards has the legendary guitarist confirming that he will appear in the third PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN film. Presently Richards is still touring with the Rolling Stones, where he sings his classic “Happy” at every concert. “People don’t usually associate happiness when they think of Keith Richards,” Richards admits, “but I’m a very happy guy. [. . .] I wouldn’t sing ‘Happy’ every night if I wasn’t.”

After the tour, Richards will bring his unique joie de vivre to a new art: acting. “He’s playing the father of Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow–which Depp famously modelled on Richards–in the new PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN film,” the story reports. Adds Richards, “Johnny Depp came over the other day with 3000 pirate costumes, which we tried on all day. I wanted to keep some tall boots. I think we’re shooting in September.” Filming of the third installment of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN is scheduled to resume sometime in August. Thanks, sleepy, for the story–you can read the article on the News & Views forum.