How the Rolling Stones Pulled Off Their 1975 Tour While Keith Richards Was Deep in Heroin Addiction

The 1975 Tour of the Americas nearly didn’t happen because Keith Richards was so deep into heroin that he could barely stand, let alone play a three-hour show. The band’s solution? They basically turned the tour into a mobile detox unit, hiring a full-time doctor and nurse to manage his methadone taper and keep him functional onstage.

Mick Jagger effectively took over as the tour’s musical and logistical leader