How dishy old men can be. Seems bassist Bill Wyman is a bit displeased with his recent participation in the Stones anniversary shenanigans. He joined the band in London but only stood in for two songs.
Wait let me throw the quotes, their hilarious
The Express asked Wyman what he would say if Mick Jagger asked him to rejoin the band: “I'd say 'no'…Thirty years was great but I've got better things to be doing now. That time has gone.”
But here is the pouty part that cracked me up more than anything: “I thought I was going to get quite heavily involved because I was led to believe that throughout the year by them,” adding “Keith [Richards] in particular made me think that I would be a large part of it but when it came to it they told me they only wanted me to do two songs. It was fun but I regretted not playing more. I was a bass guitarist, a rhythm guitarist; I have to be on the button from the moment Charlie [Watts] does that first drum roll… I came off just as I was warming up and getting into it.”
When he was asked if he wanted to join the Stones for the US leg of the anniversary tour, Wyman turned down the offer: “When they asked me to go to America for two weeks to do three shows there, I said 'For two songs? No thank you'.”
C’mon tell me that’s not pure sad sack! First of all, why only two songs? That’s what needs to be explored more than anything. It’s insulting to say the least but with Jagger/Richards ya never really know. Poor Charlie Watts, just sitting back there like a monkey doing his thing.
So this US tour is Wyman free, sad but true. Let’s face it, Wyman left the Stones so he’s lucky to get the two songs. He referred to the band as ‘stagnant’ and be that due to the 80’s Mandy Smith nonsense or some other back room politic, you quit you’re out. I kind of like the fact that they didn’t take him on full time, it shows character in the members who stuck it out