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"I aggravated it so I could drive back to London and go to the match": Bill Wyman once faked toothache to skip the Stones and watch the cup final
By Daniel Griffiths published
The famously laconic ex-Rolling Stones bassist reveals just how far he’d taken his eye off the ball

"I said 'I'm leaving,' and they wouldn’t believe me": Bill Wyman on quitting the Rolling Stones
By Daniel Griffiths published
There’s perhaps no band as storied and mythologised as The Rolling Stones. And their ex-bassist has always got a story to tell

How Mick Taylor joined the Rolling Stones and brought a level of virtuosity to the band not seen before or since
By Neil Crossley last updated
"We used to fight and argue all the time"

"The Beatles happened, and it became the thing to be in a beat group": Classic Charlie Watts interview
By Rhythm magazine published
His heroes, the first recording session, jazz, and what made the Rolling Stones the best - "We swung, a lot"

Are you getting the most out of your power chords? Tom Bukovac has a tip from the Rolling Stones guitar playbook
By Rob Laing published
The Nashville session man has more playing great playing knowledge to share

The Beatles' Yesterday and 5 other songs that were inspired by dreams
By Rob Laing last updated
How Keith Richards, Paul McCartney and Taylor Swift were visited by melodies

"He showed me some things that Charlie Patton and Robert Johnson had taught him – he knew those people": Hubert Sumlin, Howlin' Wolf and their legendary blues legacy
By Julian Piper published
Legendary Howlin' Wolf guitar sideman on his hard blues road

Back in the '80s Keith Richards correctly predicted how we'd use music technology while discussing the Rolling Stones' battle with it: “We had this big deal called 'stereo' come along in the '60s, and all we did was put mono out of both speakers”
By Andy Jones published
Turns out that success might not be about the gear you use, after all…

16 famous musicians who almost joined very famous bands
By Rob Laing published
Best of 2023: What could have been: featuring The Rolling Stones, Guns N' Roses, Beatles, Van Halen, The Doors, Led Zeppelin and more

Outraged Tony Visconti walks out of Rolling Stones gig before the band plays, and it’s partly thanks to Questlove's DJ set
By Stuart Williams published
“I saw the Stones so many times back in the day with a better line up, even one gig with Brian Jones and Bill Wyman”, Visconti told his fans on social media
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