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| Rolling Stones plaque 'disgusts' Bill Wyman | Rolling Stones plaque 'disgusts' Bill Wyman |
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| A plaque marking the meeting between Mick Jagger and Keith Richards is to be replaced after The Rolling Stones former bassist Bill Wyman objected. | A plaque marking the meeting between Mick Jagger and Keith Richards is to be replaced after The Rolling Stones former bassist Bill Wyman objected. |
| The blue plaque, unveiled at Dartford station in February, says the pair "went on to form the Rolling Stones". | The blue plaque, unveiled at Dartford station in February, says the pair "went on to form the Rolling Stones". |
| But Wyman complained, saying guitarist Brian Jones created The Rolling Stones and enlisted the other members. | But Wyman complained, saying guitarist Brian Jones created The Rolling Stones and enlisted the other members. |
| "I've never upset a Rolling Stone before but we are going to put it right," said councillor Jeremy Kite. | |
| Jagger and Richards both went to Wentworth Primary School but met up again on platform two of Dartford station in Kent on 17 October 1961. | Jagger and Richards both went to Wentworth Primary School but met up again on platform two of Dartford station in Kent on 17 October 1961. |
| They bonded over a love of the blues and formed a musical friendship that still endures. | They bonded over a love of the blues and formed a musical friendship that still endures. |
| Wyman, who left the band in 1993, told BBC Radio 5 live the plaque was disgusting. | Wyman, who left the band in 1993, told BBC Radio 5 live the plaque was disgusting. |
| "Mick Jagger and Keith Richards didn't create the Rolling Stones - they were part of The Rolling Stones like all of us," he said. | "Mick Jagger and Keith Richards didn't create the Rolling Stones - they were part of The Rolling Stones like all of us," he said. |
| "Brian Jones wanted to form a blues band and he enlisted each member one by one. | "Brian Jones wanted to form a blues band and he enlisted each member one by one. |
| "He gave the name The Rolling Stones, he chose the music and he was the leader." | "He gave the name The Rolling Stones, he chose the music and he was the leader." |
| Guitarist Jones drowned in the swimming pool of his home at Cotchford Farm in Hartfield, East Sussex in 1969 after taking a cocktail of drink and drugs. | Guitarist Jones drowned in the swimming pool of his home at Cotchford Farm in Hartfield, East Sussex in 1969 after taking a cocktail of drink and drugs. |
| Dartford council leader Mr Kite said the plaque was intended to commemorate the meeting of the two Dartford sons, not the formation of The Rolling Stones. | Dartford council leader Mr Kite said the plaque was intended to commemorate the meeting of the two Dartford sons, not the formation of The Rolling Stones. |
| But he said it would be taken down and replaced by another with new wording. | But he said it would be taken down and replaced by another with new wording. |
| "Accuracy in history is really, really important and we want it to be right," he said. | "Accuracy in history is really, really important and we want it to be right," he said. |
| "We will create a new plaque which makes it clear that this is where Mick met Keith and went on to be part of The Rolling Stones." | "We will create a new plaque which makes it clear that this is where Mick met Keith and went on to be part of The Rolling Stones." |