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Rolling Stones' Scandals: Wyman's Journal, Jagger Affair, Jones' Death

7/12/2026

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Biographer Bob Spitz reported that Bill Wyman (Rolling Stones bassist) married 18-year-old Mandy Smith in 1989 and kept a journal of about 1,800 partners.
Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones frontman) had an affair with Marsha Hunt, which Marianne Faithfull (singer) called “two-timing.”
Brian Jones (Rolling Stones member) fathered five children by age 21, paid settlements, and drowned in 1969, with the coroner citing “death by misadventure.”

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Biographer Bob Spitz reported that Bill Wyman (Rolling Stones bassist) married 18-year-old Mandy Smith in 1989 and kept a journal of about 1,800 partners.
Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones frontman) had an affair with Marsha Hunt, which Marianne Faithfull (singer) called “two-timing.”
Brian Jones (Rolling Stones member) fathered five children by age 21, paid settlements, and drowned in 1969, with the coroner citing “death by misadventure.”