THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - Arts & Entertainment
Where the Bass Player Went Off To
By MARC MYERSNot a day goes by without Bill Wyman bumping into a Rolling Stones fan who thinks he's still the band's bassist. Mr. Wyman quit the Stones nearly 20 years ago and has been leading the Rhythm Kings since 1997.
"Taxicab drivers, people in the streets—they all ask about the Stones and when we're touring again," Mr. Wyman said on the phone from his London home. "When I say I'm no longer in the band, they seem stuck for a moment. It's all very sweet. I was with them for 30 years, wasn't I." (Darryl Jones has filled in on bass ever since.)
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