Rolling Stones legends Keith Richards and Mick Jagger have responded to their former band mate's objections to the 'disgusting' tribute plaque at Dartford Station.
Bassist Bill Wyman disagreed with the montage - which celebrates Jagger and Richards’ meeting at the station, but does not acknowledge Brian Jones’ role in forming the band.
Richards told Esquire magazine he "can't understand why" Wyman had an issue with the plaque, which Dartford Borough Council leader Jeremy Kite said would be replaced within weeks.
Richards said: "I actually don't know exactly what it said, but Mick just the other day came up to me and says: 'Do you believe this s***, man?
Keith Richards
"Bill Wyman is complaining about the plaque at Dartford station.'
"I said: 'A plaque? I thought we had a statue.'"
Jagger joked that if Penge Station wanted to honour former resident Wyman with a plaque - saying he was a founding member of the Stones - he and Richards would not object.
Mick Jagger
Richards added: "I know he took umbrage with that, but I can't understand why.
"Bill wasn't there when the band was formed.
"Ian Stewart formed the band—we gravitated around him.
"Bill was a quirky, funny old f*****, but why he should make some kind of public 'do about it. . . ."
The plaque was unveiled in February, and remembers October 17, 1961, when Jagger and Richards met for the first time, on platform two at the station.
It currently says the pair “went on to form the Rolling Stones – one of the most successful rock bands of all time”.
Coun Kite told News Shopper the plaque was inexpensive, and a new one would be ordered soon to avoid further controversy.
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