Bill Wyman born William George Perks 24 October 1936 is an English musician best known as the bass guitarist for the English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones from 1962 until 1992 Since 1997 he has recorded and toured with his own band Bill Wymans Rhythm Kings He has worked producing both records and film and has scored music for film in movies and television Wyman has kept a journal since he was a child after World War II It has been useful to him as an author who has written seven books selling two million copies Wymans love of art has additionally led to his proficiency in photography and his photographs have hung in galleries around the world1 Wymans lack of funds in his early years led him to create and build his own fretless bass guitar He became an amateur archaeologist and enjoys relic hunting The Times published a letter about his hobby Friday 2 March 2007 He designed and markets a patented Bill Wyman signature metal detector which he has used to find relics dating back to era of the Roman Empire in the English countryside As a businessman he owns several establishments including the famous Sticky Fingers Café a rock rollthemed bistro serving American cuisine first opened in 1989 in the Kensington area of London and later two additional locations in Cambridge and Manchester England Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Wyman licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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