50 Tahun Rolling Stones, Kisah Di Balik Wajah Keriput...
Rolling Stones 50 Years, The Stories Behind Their Wrinkles...
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USIA mereka semua sudah mendekati atau melampaui 70. Selama 50 tahun berkarier mereka jadi peminum, pecandu narkoba dan groupies. Namun faktanya, mereka masih hidup, bergoyang dan bermusik.
Di hari Minggu, Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood dan Charlie Watts menggelar reuni dengan mantan personel, Bill Wyman dan Mick Taylor untuk merayakan ulang tahun emas melalui konser di London 02.
Berikut ini adalah kisah di balik wajah keriput mereka....
Sir Mick Jagger, 69, digambarkan mantan istrinya, Jerry Hall sebagai 'predator seksual yang berbahaya'. Mantan pengguna LSD dan kokain, sekaligus pemabuk berat di era 60-an, tapi sekarang dia bilang: "Saya tidak kuat lagi minum."
Keith Richard, 68, merampas model Anita Pallenberg dari teman segrupnya, Brian Jones sebelum mengawini Patti Hansen pada 1983.
Mantan pecandu yang pernah dijuluki Manusia Laboratorium. Dia berhenti pakai kokain pada 2006 setelah jatuh dari pohon dan menjalani operasi otak. Dia dilaporkan pada 2010 dan berhenti menjadi peminum.
Ronnie Wood, 65, sedang mengencani wanita lebih muda dan segera menjadi istri ketiga, Sally Humphreys, yang berusia 31 tahun lebih muda.
Dia pernah menghabiskan 12 ribu poundsterling dalam seminggu hanya untuk kokain.
Bill Wyman, 76, dikabarkan telah tidur dengan 1.000 wanita. Dia mengisap ganja di tahun 70-an tapi menjauhi obat keras dan hanya jadi peminum.
Charlie Watts, 71, menikah sejak 1964 lalu selingkuh dengan groupies. Dia mulai gila pesta setelah mengalami krisis paruh baya pada era 80-an. "Saya pernah geblek. Tapi sekarang sudah sadar."
ALL fast approaching or beyond 70. Their 50-year career has taken its toll — as have the booze, the drugs and the groupies.
In fact, it is a wonder they are still standing, let alone rocking and rolling.
On Sunday, Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts were reunited with ex-band pals Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor to kick off their golden jubilee celebrations with a sell-out gig at London’s O2.
Here are the stories behind their wrinkles...
Sir Mick Jagger, 69, was described by ex-wife Jerry Hall as “a dangerous sexual predator”.
A former LSD and cocaine user, he was a real drinker in the ’60s, but now says: “It’s too debilitating to drink a lot.”
Keith Richard, 68, stole model Anita Pallenberg from bandmate Brian Jones before marrying Patti Hansen in 1983.
The ex-junkie was once dubbed The Human Laboratory. He gave up cocaine in 2006 after he fell from a tree and had brain surgery. He was reported in 2010 to have quit his legendary drinking sessions.
Ronnie Wood, 65, dated a string of younger women and is set to wed third wife Sally Humphreys — 31 years his junior.
He once spent £12,000 a week on cocaine.
Bill Wyman, 76, is rumoured to have slept with more than 1,000 women.
He smoked dope in the ’70s but steered clear of hard drugs and is said to be just a moderate tippler.
Charlie Watts, 71, has been married since 1964 and turned away groupies. He began partying hard during a mid-life crisis in the ’80s.
He said: “I went mad. But I stopped it all.”
