Bill Wyman opens up about his exit from The Rolling Stones – and life since
nme.comThe Rolling Stones’ legendary bassist Bill Wyman has opened up about his life after leaving the band, and what he is getting up to now.
Wyman was officially a member of the Stones from 1962 to 1993, but now, with his old bandmates preparing to set off on tour again this week, the 87-year-old has spoken to the Mirror about his surprise decision to leave the band. “I left in 1991 but they would not believe me,” he said. “They refused to accept I had left.
It was not until 1993, when they were starting to get together to tour in 1994, when they said, ‘You have actually now left, haven’t you?’ And I said, ‘I left two years ago’.
They finally accepted it, so they say I left in 1993.” Explaining his decision, he added: “I just had enough. It was half my life and I thought, ‘I have got other things I want to do’.
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