- The Rolling Stones were founded in April 1962
- Brian Jones initially led The Rolling Stones.
- Director Martin Scorsese has used the song ‘Gimme Shelter’ in 4 of the films he has made.
- The song Satisfaction has the second greatest guitar riff in history.
- The Rolling Stones band members consisted of Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood and Charlie Watts at the beginning.
- The 1967 Rolling Stones single ‘We Love You’ feature Paul McCartney and John Lennon and on backing vocals.
- Jagger and Richards, guest starred in The Simpsons episode, How I Spent My Strummer Vacation.
- The band got their name from a song they borrowed from Muddy Waters.
- The Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.
- Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are ranked the second greatest song writing team by rock.com.
- The Rolling Stones song ‘One Hit (to the Body)’, featured on the 1986 album Dirty Work, featured Jimmy Page on guitar.
- More than 1.500.000 people attended The Rolling Stones Copacabana Beach Show on February 2006.
- During the 60's The Rolling Stones were 2nd on the rating charts only having The Beatles over rank them.
- In nearly half a century, The Rolling Stones have released over one hundred singles, over two dozen studio albums, and numerous compilation and live albums.
SOME QUOTES
Mick 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.»
Keith Richards: «One realizes after a while, that indiscriminate opposition with the opposite sex has its drawbacks.»
Mick Jagger: «How come all the teenies ever wanna do is tongue my Diamond tooth.»
