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The news that Rolling Stone Keith Richards is writing his memoirs at the age of 63 has set the publishing world atwitter, not least over the advance of $7.3m (£3.6m) allegedly paid by publisher Little Brown, which aims to bring out the book in 2010. Fans fearful of Dartford's finest's staying power may be reassured that the actual keyboard pounding will be done by writer James Fox, chronicler in the book White Mischief of decadent expatriate goings-on in Kenya in the 1940s. Other Stones, Bill Wyman and Ron Wood, have already written their memoirs but Mick Jagger has apparently given up on his, claiming he can't remember anything interesting. Addressing concerns that the same fate might have befallen Keith's brain cells, publisher Michael Pietsch says there's nothing to worry about: "I wish my memory was that good." Perhaps it's time to amend the old adage: if you can remember the 60s, you probably really were there.

Meanwhile, 30 years after his death, Elvis Presley's home, Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, is heading for a $250m makeover. The house is owned by the singer's daughter Lisa Marie Presley, but Elvis Presley Enterprises is controlled by a company called CKX Inc, which, curiously, also owns the rights to the name and image of Muhammad Ali, who is happily still alive. Last year Elvis brought in $40m, second only to Kurt Cobain as a profitable dead celebrity. The redevelopment plans include a visitor centre seven times the size of the mansion and a 500-bed Heartbreak hotel. Robert FX Sillerman, chairman of CKX, said: "As great as Graceland is, it can be so much better."

Gordon Brown spoke warmly on NBC of his predecessor at No 10 the other night: "We still talk regularly, but he has got a very, very important job to do ... Tony always wanted to go on to do other things and what he's doing is incredibly important." As opposed to being prime minister, then.

Bill Clinton has said he would happily perform as First Husband if his wife, Hillary, becomes president: "When someone you know and care about gets elected president, it should be all hands on deck."