(CNN) Throughout a long and storied career in one of the most famous rock bands on the planet, Keith Richards has made no secret of his love of drink and drugs.

Yet it now appears that the 74-year-old Rolling Stones guitarist has turned over something of a new leaf.

After decades of legendary hedonism Richards has all but given up on boozing, he revealed during an interview with music magazine Rolling Stone published on Wednesday.

"It's been about a year now," Richards said. "I pulled the plug on it. I got fed up with it."

Richards isn't entirely teetotal, enjoying "a glass of wine occasionally, and a beer," but this is still quite the change, given his famous penchant for outrageous benders.

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