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“They didn’t like Prince’s bikini underwear”: Prince’s support sets for the The Rolling Stones in 1981 are remembered as disastrous, but guitarist Dez Dickerson says that the the crowd reaction wasn’t as bad as people think

“Prince got freaked and cut the set short. The rock stations reported that we got booed off the stage, but that wasn’t true,” he says

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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

The famously laconic ex-Rolling Stones bassist reveals just how far he’d taken his eye off the ball

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‘We were in Amsterdam, so I faked a toothache to go and see Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final. I couldn’t make the replay, though – the Stones worked it out’: Rolling Stones guitarist Bill Wyman feigned injury to watch 3-3 draw with Manchester United

Rolling Stones were rehearsing for a tour in Amsterdam when guitarist Bill Wyman purposely faked an injury in order to watch Crystal Palace play Manchester United in the 1990 FA Cup final

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Stanley Booth obituary

American music journalist who chronicled ‘the mystery of the Rolling Stones’ in their pomp

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“The combination of music and sex was something I had never encountered in any other group”: How the Rolling Stones married sex, blues and rock’n’roll and launched themselves to notoriety

The story of the exhilarating early ’60s birth of the Rolling Stones

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"We'd be up for days drinking, getting stoned and making music": How the Rolling Stones channelled chaos to make the final album with their most potent line-up

When Ronnie Wood, the Stones and some A-list mates holed up at his house to help with his solo album, it sparked a days-long party and a Rolling Stones hit

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"They said 'You’re not leaving!' I said, 'I am leaving, I’ve left,' and they wouldn’t believe me": Bill Wyman talks cash, chaos and quitting in new interview

There’s perhaps no band as storied and mythologised as The Rolling Stones. And their ex-bassist has always got a story to tell

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Bill Wyman thought Rolling Stones would split after Charlie Watts' death

Former Rolling Stones star Bill Wyman has admitted he was "surprised" kept going following the death of drummer Charlie Watts because it would have been a "good time for them" to part ways.

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“It was just full of guitars, and there was no air in it. No spaces, no gaps”: Bill Wyman reunited with his old Rolling Stones bandmates on their Hackney Diamonds album, but didn't like the track he played on

Intriguingly, Wyman added that he also contributed to a second song that has yet to see the light of day

Guitar World

Sex, stabbing and Rolling Stones: 12 of the juiciest details from Cher’s memoir

The first part of Cher: The Memoir is as playful as it is eye-opening. Here are some of the best moments

Evening Standard

“He’s on my turf, he’s going for Mick... I caught him with that Telecaster. Wallop! It was a good shot”: When Keith Richards took down a fan on stage

That legendary moment - in Keef’s own words

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"Lemmy was a creature of habit; he'd have a huge line of speed and then a big fry-up for breakfast": Topper Headon's wild tales of Johnny Thunders, Keith Moon, Keith Richards and more

Living with Lemmy, Sharing a tour bus with Bo Diddley, refusing to get out of bed for Martin Scorsese – these are the stories of Topper Headon, legendary drummer with The Clash

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"Mick and Keith were totally wealthy, but me, Charlie and Ronnie werescraping by": Bill Wyman reveals the reality of the "multimillionaire" Rolling Stones, says he should have left the band earlier

"Ronnie started to do art to feed his family" - Bill Wyman

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“The Rolling Stones gig is the culmination of my childhood dreams – I figure now that I've played with Miles, Sting, Herbie Hancock, Peter Gabriel, and Madonna, I've pretty much covered it”: Darryl Jones looks back at the path that led him to the very top

The Rolling Stones bassist is a force of nature, with a stage and session career second to none

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"Some people think that's the best version of the Stones that existed" The rise and fallout of Mick Taylor in The Rolling Stones

"We used to fight and argue all the time"

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"The Beatles happened, and it became the thing to be in a beat group": Classic Charlie Watts interview

His heroes, the first recording session, jazz, and what made the Rolling Stones the best - "We swung, a lot"

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"There wasn't too much talking about who should play what, it was a very instinctive kind of relationship": Mick Taylor on life in the Rolling Stones, Altamont and leaving the band

The Rolling Stones’ secret weapon throughout their golden period looks back on his time with the band

Guitar World

“Dave Cobb had just done the last Slash record with walls of Marshall stacks, which got ungodly loud – I don’t think we used anything bigger than an 8” speaker!” Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr on why downsizing his backline made for bigger tones

Blackberry Smoke’s frontman, guitarist and compulsive gearhead explains why using little amps “creates a whole different experience”

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Concours on Savile Row: Famous London street hosts more than 40 glamorous cars and motorcycles

Bespoke concours event takes on Mayfair street

The Guardian - UK

Bayeux Museum lands 1872 reproduction of tapestry from Rolling Stone’s estate

Lifesize replica of 70-metre work, which cost museum £16,000, was part of sale of late drummer Charlie Watts’s estate

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Long John Baldry helped found the British blues scene, inspired Eric Clapton, discovered Rod Stewart, and gave his name to Elton John: He was also the voice of Sonic The Hedgehog's Dr Ivo Robotnik

A homage to Long John Baldry, a man whose influence on the bands and musicians of the British blues boom made him a pivotal figure in UK music

Louder

Hollywood star Nicholas Hoult embarks on an epic journey in new Rolling Stones video

X-Men and About A Boy star Nicholas Hoult stars as a video for the Charlie Watts-driven Mess It Up is launched

Evening Standard

Keith Richards at 80 - the Stones axeman is still the embodiment of rock 'n' roll

Happy Birthday to the most unlikely octogenarian in music

Chicago Sun-Times

Hey, Mick Jagger, this artist pays homage to the Rolling Stones with her Near West Side murals

Debbie Peterson used the band’s signature lips logo and other images associated with the Stones on a building she co-owns because she loves their music: “They’re like family.”

Guitar World

“As soon as I pick up the guitar and play that riff, it’s one of the best feelings in the world. You just jump on the riff and it plays you”: The Rolling Stones’ 10 best guitar riffs

As the Stones return with Hackney Diamonds, we asked you for your favorite riffs from Keith Richards and friends. Here they are – plus the story of how they were created

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