The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962 who were in the vanguard of the British
Invasion of bands that became popular in the US from 1964-65 and an integral part of the counterculture of the 1960s.
The Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004.
Their estimated album sales are above 250 million.
-Wikipedia
Also Known As: The Stones
Members:
Mick Jagger -
lead and backing vocals, harmonica, guitars, bass, keyboards, percussion
(1962-present)
Keith Richards -
guitars, bass, keyboards, backing and lead vocals, percussion
(1962-present)
Charlie Watts -
drums, percussion
(1963-present)
Ronnie Wood -
guitars, bass, saxophone, drums, backing vocals
(1975-present)
Name Origin:
Named after the song
Rollin' Stone, by
Muddy Waters
From: London, England
Genre(s):
Rock,
blues rock,
rock and roll,
rhythm and blues,
hard rock,
blues,
Classic Rock
Active From: 1962-present
Quotes:
Of course, I do occasionally arouse primeval instincts, but I mean, most men can do that. They can't do it to so many. I just happen to be able to do it to several thousand people. It's fun to do that.
-- Mick Jagger
At the moment I have no time for acting, but when it's all over, I think I'd like to go to drama school. I rather go for the contemporaries like the John Cassavetes film Shadows; there was no script, the whole thing was ad-libbed.
-- Mick Jagger
Basically the thing at the time you used to just try and find girls that would @#$%&. The rest of it was just..yer know. I mean , it wasn't quite as easy then as it is now. Since the invention of the pill, its become much easier. [Mike Jagger]"
"If you're gonna be in a band, you can't sit in the studio the whole time... I'd like to do more of the only thing I can do really well, apart from screwing.[Richards]"
""It's liberty for all, democracy's our style, unless you are against us, then it's prison without trial."