What does a rock star do once they retire? If you’re Bill Wyman, your hobby is archaeology. The former Rolling Stones bassist is an amateur archaeologist. He discovered Roman artifacts, designed a steel detector, and wrote an eBook on the subject.
Wyman played with the Rolling Stones from 1962 to 1993 and left the band to pursue his own musical projects. There was a lot of pressure playing with the Stones,” he told The Telegraph in 2008. productive or sell more.
The musician said he and the rest of the band members had “a big divorce” and remained friends over the years. Wyman has joined the Stones at level several times over the years, but focuses primarily on their interest in archaeology.
According to Wyman’s website, the bassist is “a lifelong steel detection enthusiast” and has “a significant amount of discoveries under his belt. “He discovered many Roman and medieval coins, flint equipment and fossils. He even wrote an e-book about his research. .
Bill Wyman’s Treasure Island: The History of Britain Uncovered, published in 2005, covers some of the most important and interesting archaeological discoveries made in the UK over the years.
Wyman’s contributions to the box of archaeology prevented this. The musician also designed a new type of steel detector. The lightweight steel detector and undeniable controls can be used by children, encouraging a new generation to enter amateur archaeology. The steel detector also has a special diversity setting and a mode that can tell a user if the object picked up through the detector is worth digging up.
Archaeology isn’t Wyman’s only activity after the Rolling Stones. He continued to make music, solo and with his new band, Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings. Wyman is also the writer of a number of books about his time with the Rolling Stones. partly based on the diaries he has kept since he was a World War II child.
Sticky Fingers, named after a Rolling Stones song, opened in 1989 and was decorated with Stones memorabilia. Unfortunately, the restaurant closed for good in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The bassist has exhibited his collections in St Paul de Vence and La Rook
“My life is very, very complete, so I don’t have time to miss playing in a band,” Wyman said of his life today. “But it’s smart to see that they’re still doing it. “
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