Finished Su 7/6/14
(Borrowed from the library)
Weighing in at 600 pages you can definitely understand that Wyman is the band's archivist.
Chock full of interesting facts and figures, and I was really surprised at how little money that the band members were making after the band had 'made it big'. Up until the Beggar's Banquet era Wyman claims to only have a couple of thousand (or less) in the family checking account.
Interesting insight on Brian Jones. He might have been really suffering from a mild form of epilepsy and much of his 'druggie persona' might have been due to this affliction. Wyman contacts one of Jones's illegitimate daughters and she complains of these same symptoms.
The book was written in 1990, and obviously ends far too short in their career. And, the biggest 'reveal' is that he was born in 1936! And, I don't think that I'm alone in (falsely) believing that Charlie was the oldest Stone. Not by a long shot.
Wyman's Wikipedia entry-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Wyman
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