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Bill Wyman Back with the Stones ?!?!?

#7
wilberthenry said:
I am not sure another tour is a great idea. Wyman will be 76 in October, Watts is 71. Can these guys hold up physically to the demands of touring?
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I don't think they will be packed into a club van pulling a trailer.

I am sure they will spread the shows out, fly in a nice jet and stay in nice motels.
Bill isn't the kind of guy that runs around the stage. If Mick and Keef can do it, Bill and Charlie will be fine.
 
#8
Neither of them is particularly active on stage and I imagine their travel arrangements are pretty opulent at this point, so I suspect they'll do just fine. I think it would be great if Wyman comes back for this tour, though I won't cough up the money to see it.
 
#15
Like many band members collaborating on originals then getting no writing credit, Wyman and Ginger Baker and so on and so on complain that Jagger/Richards or Clapton/Bruce get the money and they get much less. I think it would be great if the Stones corporation took Watts/Wyman on their multi-million dollar tour and threw a few million their way. They deserve it!
 
#16
he is much underrated as a bass player, that's for sure. must have been difficult in a band like the Stones where the other guys seemed to rule the roost.

questionable story alert ;) - my guitarist met him last year, apparently Wyman is totally obsessed with old blues records. which makes him cool in my book!
 
#17
Fascinating...

So here's a question for the corporate lawyers: Will Wyman be reinstated as an "official" bandmember with a vested interest & take-home pay based on ticket grosses (like Watts, Woody, Mick, & Keef)... or will he be a hired gun on salary/retainer, like Darryl Jones (& Chuck Leavell et al)?
 
#18
This could well renew my interest in the Stones. I only saw them live once (Steel Wheels tour), but was very impressed Charlie & Bill's ability to create a deep, fat pocket in a stadium environment. That's not an easy thing, and it comes from a lifetime of playing together. I doubt they'd have any problem falling right back into it.

DJ is technically a better player, but Bill has always been a been a huge and unrecognized factor in what made their best records great.
 
#19
Roscoe East said:
Fascinating...

So here's a question for the corporate lawyers: Will Wyman be reinstated as an "official" bandmember with a vested interest & take-home pay based on ticket grosses (like Watts, Woody, Mick, & Keef)... or will he be a hired gun on salary/retainer, like Darryl Jones (& Chuck Leavell et al)?
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Leavell doesn't get a bigger cut? That's a pretty raw deal for being musical director for 25+ years.
 

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