Where records/CD’s are concerned I heard it explained like this.

People who just like the music will always Trent to get it cheap or for free.

People who are true fans of the band/singer will tend to buy the real deal to add to their collection.

The more true fans you have the more recordings you sell, bands like the Stones and the Beatles have many many true fans.

You’re right about royalties that’s still an earner.

Rock n roll was still in it infancy then so nobody had any idea that it would last so from his point of view he was right. It wasn’t until the Beatles became a studio band that people began to believe there may be some longevity. Though nobody in their wildest dreams though anyone would last 60 years.

Surprisingly, the "forgotten" Rolling Stone, Bill Wyman ls 85 in October Up until a couple of years ago he looked the youngest.

Living the quiet life in a sleepy Suffolk village.

I’m not surprised, people go on about Jagger being the band sex god but by evert account he was nothing compared to Bill he must be knackered.

Bill will always be tainted by the Mandy Smith thing for me. True you have to question why the mother allowed it, well you don’t as it was money and fame, but Bill has few excuses,

Silly man.

Yes, sadly that's what he'll be most remembered for rather than his musical input into the band. We saw him at the Holmfirth Picturedrome a few years ago with his band The Rhythm Kings with such great musicians as Albert Lee, Andy Fairweather Low and Gary Brooker................Excellent band!!