0:01 oh good I
0:03 mean it's quite a long time since we
0:05 finished it now because uh we finished I
0:09 finished mixing in um decades the
0:11 Rolling Stones were the embodiment of
0:13 rock and roll excess Fame and
0:15 Untouchable success but behind the
0:17 Swagger and the hits there was another
0:19 story a web of conflicts betrayals
0:22 personal tragedies and feuds that nearly
0:24 tore the band apart more times than
0:26 their fans could ever imagine today
0:29 former basist Bill Wyman has finally
0:31 opened up about what really went on
0:33 behind the scenes and it's not the
0:35 Glamorous tale many expected instead
0:37 it's a saga of power struggles
0:40 backstabbing and deep wounds that never
0:42 quite healed from the very beginning the
0:44 Rolling Stones were a band of
0:47 contrasting personalities MC Jagger and
0:49 Keith Richards the dynamic songwriting
0:51 Duo ruled the group with an iron grip
0:53 leaving little room for others to have a
0:56 say Wyman a founding member found
0:59 himself sidelined time and time again
1:01 watching as his contributions were
1:03 overshadowed by Jagger's Larger than
1:05 Life presence and Richard's rebellious
1:08 persona but Wyman wasn't the only one
1:10 who felt the strain guitarist Brian
1:12 Jones one of the band's original members
1:15 was slowly pushed out as his influence
1:18 waned his erratic behavior and struggles
1:19 with drugs only made things worse
1:22 leading to his tragic drowning in
1:25 1969 though the band publicly mourned
1:27 insiders knew the truth Jones had become
1:30 a liability and by the time of his death
1:31 death the rest of the group had already
1:34 moved on without him was one battle that
1:36 defined the Rolling Stones it was the
1:39 ongoing feud between Jagger and Richards
1:41 the two were inseparable in the public
1:44 eye but behind closed doors their
1:46 relationship was a constant power
1:48 struggle Jagger saw himself as the
1:51 business savvy leader while Richards
1:53 fueled by his love for raw rock and roll
1:56 and a never-ending supply of drugs felt
1:58 the band was losing its Ed the tension
2:00 boiled over in the 1918 when Jagger
2:03 decided to pursue a solo career leaving
2:06 Richards Furious Richards saw it as a
2:08 betrayal calling Jagger's solo music
2:10 pretentious and self-indulgent the rift
2:13 between them nearly destroyed the band
2:15 for years they barely spoke outside of
2:17 performances each plotting their next
2:20 move when Jagger refused to tour in 1986
2:22 Richards retaliated by releasing his own
2:25 solo album an open Act of defiance that
2:28 proved he wasn't afraid to go his own
2:30 way Brian Jones was one of the most
2:33 tragic figures in rock history he helped
2:36 form the Rolling Stones but by the late
2:38 1916s his role had diminished
2:41 drastically he was drinking heavily
2:43 experimenting with dangerous drugs and
2:45 alienating himself from the rest of the
2:48 band Jones was arrested multiple times
2:50 for drug possession which threatened the
2:54 band's ability to tour by 1969 Jones was
2:56 fired from his own band a move that left
2:59 him devastated just weeks later he was
3:01 found dead in his swimming pool at age
3:03 27 officially ruled as death by
3:05 misadventure many still speculate that
3:09 darker forces were at play I didn't seem
3:12 and Paul was so natural and and relaxed
3:14 and and he enjoyed it and we we knocked
3:16 out Jan's death became one of rock and
3:18 roll's most infamous Mysteries and even
3:20 though the Rolling Stones carried on
3:22 they would never fully escape the shadow
3:23 of their fallen
3:26 bandmate think of the ultimate rock and
3:28 roll fem fatal and you'll probably
3:30 picture Anita penberg the actress and
3:33 model wasn't just a muse to The Rolling
3:35 Stones she was deeply entangled in their
3:38 most toxic dramas first she was Brian
3:41 Jones girlfriend but their relationship
3:44 was filled with violence and dysfunction
3:47 then she left Jones for Keith Richards
3:50 setting the stage for years of chaos her
3:52 presence in the band's Inner Circle was
3:55 both intoxicating and destructive
3:58 penberg and Richards became Inseparable
4:00 living a life of excess that evolved
4:02 around heroin and partying but as the
4:04 years went on their relationship
4:06 crumbled under the weight of addiction
4:09 and tragedy their son Tara died as an
4:11 infant a loss that shattered Richards
4:13 and sent penberg deeper into
4:15 self-destruction eventually she and
4:18 Richards split but not before leaving a
4:21 trail of Destruction in their wake
4:24 December 6 1969 what should have been a
4:26 triumphant moment for the Rolling Stones
4:28 turned into one of the darkest days in
4:30 rock history
4:32 the Altamont free concert was meant to
4:34 be their answer to Woodstock a free
4:36 Festival that showcased the power of
4:39 music instead it became a nightmarish
4:42 descent into violence chaos and death
4:44 from the start the event was plagued
4:46 with problems the venue had been hastily
4:48 changed at the last minute leaving
4:51 organizers scrambling the stage was
4:53 positioned dangerously low making it
4:55 nearly impossible for the band to
4:56 separate themselves from the Restless
4:59 agitated crowd the Hell's Angels hired
5:02 as Security in a disastrously misguided
5:04 decision were paid in beer leading to a
5:07 volatile mix of aggression and
5:09 intoxication the tension escalated
5:11 throughout the day the Angels wielding
5:13 pool cues and chains began beating
5:16 concert goers indiscriminately audience
5:18 members some high on AET and others
5:19 simply desperate to get closer to their
5:22 Idols clashed with the enraged bikers
5:25 the atmosphere was electric with fear
5:27 the sense that something terrible was
5:30 bound to happen then the moment of
5:33 horror arrived as the Rolling Stones
5:35 played under my thumb 18-year-old
5:38 Meredith Hunter a young black man tried
5:40 to approach the stage paranoid and
5:43 fearful he pulled out a gun perhaps as a
5:46 desperate Act of self-defense in an
5:49 instant he was swarmed by Hell's Angels
5:52 one of them Alan pasaro plunged a knife
5:55 into Hunter repeatedly killing him in
5:57 full view of the horrified audience his
5:59 lifeless body lay just feet from the
6:01 stage as the band continued to play
6:04 unaware of the tragedy unfolding before
6:06 them the entire gruesome event was
6:08 caught on film forever linking the
6:10 Rolling Stones to one of Rock's greatest
6:12 tragedies when they finally learned of
6:14 the killing shock and disbelief washed
6:17 over the band MC Jagger was visibly
6:20 shaken his charismatic bravado shattered
6:22 but there was no undoing what had
6:25 happened the headlines were merciless
6:27 the Rolling Stones were accused of
6:29 fueling the disaster of hiring violent
6:31 criminals as security of being complicit
6:34 in a deadly act of rock and roll Mayhem
6:36 it was a moment that haunted the band
6:39 for years the dream of Altimont a free
6:40 concert a celebration of music's
6:43 unifying power had transformed into a
6:46 living nightmare what was meant to be
6:47 their crowning achievement had become a
6:49 symbol of the dark uncontrollable side
6:52 of rock and roll excess the stones had
6:54 wanted to prove they could bring peace
6:57 and music to the masses instead they
6:58 walked away from Altimont as the
7:01 unwilling faces of Rock's most infamous
7:03 disaster the Rolling Stones history is
7:05 riddled with legal battles and Drug
7:08 scandals a testament to their reputation
7:10 as rock and roll's ultimate Outlaws
7:12 Keith Richards was arrested multiple
7:14 times for drug possession with one of
7:16 the most infamous cases occurring in
7:17 Canada in
7:20 1977 he was caught in possession of
7:23 heroin leading to charges of trafficking
7:25 a serious crime that carried the
7:27 possibility of life in prison the trial
7:30 sent shock waves through the music world
7:33 as the days ticked by the possibility of
7:34 Richard's being locked away forever
7:37 seemed more and more real the weight of
7:39 the situation hit him hard forcing him
7:41 to confront his own self-destruction
7:43 miraculously he escaped with a suspended
7:45 sentence thanks to the intervention of a
7:47 blind fan who testified that Richard's
7:50 music had changed his life it was a
7:51 bizarre twist of fate but one that kept
7:54 the Rolling Stones alive yet rather than
7:56 being deterred Richards continued to
7:58 flirt with danger pushing the boundaries
8:01 of excess like a man determined to test
8:04 his own immortality Mick Jagger too had
8:08 his share of legal woses in 1967 he and
8:09 Richards were at the center of a highly
8:12 publicized drug rate at Redlands
8:14 richards's country home the authorities
8:16 eager to make an example of the infamous
8:18 rock stars stormed the estate and
8:21 uncovered drugs leading to Jagger's
8:23 arrest the trial became one of Britain's
8:25 biggest rock scandals transforming
8:28 Jagger and Richards into rebellious
8:30 counterculture icons
8:32 Jagger was sentenced to 3 months in
8:34 prison a shocking verdict that sent fans
8:37 into outrage newspapers question whether
8:39 the justice system was targeting them
8:41 for their Celebrity Status rather than
8:44 the actual crime under immense public
8:46 pressure the sentence was reduced but
8:48 the damage had already been
8:50 done from that point forward the Rolling
8:52 Stones were under constant police
8:54 surveillance their every move
8:56 scrutinized by authorities waiting for
8:58 them to slip up again but legal troubles
9:00 weren't excluded clusive to Jagger and
9:03 Richards Bill Wyman while never a drug
9:05 user like his bandmates faced his own
9:07 controversy when his past relationship
9:09 with an underage girl resurfaced further
9:12 tainting his already complicated Legacy
9:14 even Charlie Watts the band's most
9:17 reserved member wasn't immune though his
9:19 legal troubles came from unpaid taxes
9:21 rather than the Reckless indulgences
9:24 that defined his fellow Stones over the
9:26 years Jagger and Richards became Masters
9:28 at evading serious consequences their
9:31 legal escapades only adding to their
9:33 rebellious image every arrest every
9:36 Scandal only seemed to fuel their Mythos
9:39 as the ultimate rock and roll survivors
9:41 but behind the scenes these close calls
9:44 were more than just media spectacles
9:45 they were battles that could have
9:47 destroyed the Rolling Stones at any
9:49 moment leaving them teetering on the
9:53 edge of disaster over and over again
9:55 behind the fame the members of The
9:57 Rolling Stones faced personal hardships
10:00 that often went unnoticed Charlie Watts
10:02 the band's quiet and disciplined drummer
10:04 battled heroin Addiction in the
10:07 1918s a shocking Revelation given his
10:10 reputation as the most reserved member
10:12 Watts known for his calm demeanor and
10:14 dedication to Jazz found himself
10:17 spiraling into self-destruction a
10:20 contrast to his usual composed image his
10:22 addiction nearly cost him his marriage
10:24 and even his place in the band but he
10:26 managed to pull himself back from the
10:28 brink before it was too late Mick Jagger
10:31 endured multiple high-profile breakups
10:33 and a string of paternity lawsuits
10:34 proving that even the biggest rock stars
10:37 weren't immune to relationship chaos his
10:39 long-term relationship with Jerry Hall
10:41 which seemed to be the one stable thing
10:43 in his tumultuous life ended in a bitter
10:45 split when his affair with model Carla
10:48 bruny surfaced the media had a field day
10:49 with Jagger's ever growing list of
10:52 lovers but behind the Playboy image was
10:53 a man constantly battling the
10:56 consequences of his own choices the
10:58 court battles over his children drained
10:59 him emotionally and while he never
11:01 showed it on stage those close to him
11:03 knew that Jagger's personal life was
11:06 often just as exhausting as the endless
11:09 world tours Bill Wyman despite his
11:11 low-key Public Image had one of the most
11:14 controversial personal lives of them all
11:16 his marriage to Mandy Smith a woman he
11:18 began dating when she was just 13 years
11:20 old remains one of Rock's most
11:23 unsettling scandals the relationship was
11:25 widely criticized with tabloids
11:28 relentlessly covering every detail
11:30 painting Wyman as a man who had crossed
11:32 a moral boundary that even the rock
11:34 world found uncomfortable even decades
11:37 later the controversy never truly faded
11:40 casting a shadow over his legacy Wyman
11:43 for all his musical contributions would
11:45 forever be linked to a scandal that many
11:48 found impossible to overlook Keith
11:50 Richards meanwhile lived through his own
11:53 personal tragedies his decades long
11:55 relationship with Anita penberg already
11:58 tormented by drug addiction and toxicity
12:00 ended in devast station when their young
12:02 son Tara died
12:04 unexpectedly Richards for all his
12:07 bravado was deeply Shattered by the loss
12:09 though he rarely spoke about it his
12:11 battles with Heroin addiction multiple
12:13 arrests and near-death experiences only
12:15 added to the weight he carried the
12:16 excesses of rock and roll may have
12:19 defined the Rolling Stones but beneath
12:21 the surface each member paid a price
12:23 that few Outsiders could truly
12:26 comprehend through all the scandals
12:28 feuds and near breakups the Rolling
12:30 Stones endured they outlasted their
12:33 Rivals conquered generations of fans and
12:35 cemented their place as the ultimate
12:37 Rock survivors but as Bill Wyman's
12:40 Revelations show the price of Fame was
12:42 steep Behind the Music there were
12:44 betrayals tragedies and conflicts that
12:47 left scars on every member they may have
12:48 lived the ultimate rock and roll dream
12:51 but they also paid the price for it over
