![]() It’s only a Stones throw (sorry) from where the band was living a spartan lifestyle, and to hear Wyman tell it, a rather unkempt existence at the apartment rented on Edith Grove by Stones’ founder, the late Brian Jones. In many ways, “Chelsea” is Wyman’s most personal book, as this is a street by street celebration of the place where Wyman and his wife Suzanne have lived since the ‘90s, when Wyman says “I used my money from the settlement with leaving the band” to buy a stunning, historic home from 1714 on Upper Cheyne Row. “Bill Wyman Shoots Chagall” (Genesis: 1998) is Wyman’s joyous photographic documentation of his friendship with the artist Marc Chagall, who Wyman first met when the Stones went into their famous tax “Exile” in the South of France back in the 1970s.Īnd of course “Rolling with the Stones” (Dorling Kindersley: 2002) (co-author Richard Havers) benefits from his obsessive attention to detail and provides a phenomenally dense and colorful photographic exploration of the band’s day-to-day adventures during his three-decade career with the band.ĭoor knocker photographs from “Bill Wyman’s Chelsea: From Medieval Village to Cultural Capital” Courtesy of Unicorn Publishing Group “Bill Wyman’s Treasure Islands: Britain’s History Uncovered” (Sutton: 2005) is more literally about archaeology, or at least its popular cousin, treasure hunting. Like a fellow ‘60s music icon named Bob Dylan, Wyman’s passion for the artists who inspired him to a life in rock and roll has inspired him to spend countless hours researching, documenting and sharing the fruits of his awe and respect. “Bill Wyman’s Blues Odyssey: A Journey to Music’s Heart and Soul” (DK: 2001) lovingly documents the roots of all those Rolling Stones hits and more. ![]() His methodical, scientific approach to cultural research has resulted in many first-rate non-fiction works, all of which bear out that claim.
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