Article: The Rolling Stone who's stony broke; He was a rock god - the Stone who played on Honky Tonk Women and some of the band's biggest albums. Now Mick Taylor lives in a rundown Suffolk semi with a shabby car and overrun garden ... and wonders what happened to the royalties.(News)

Byline: by Bob Graham

IT IS a curious effect of the passage of time that The Rolling Stones are now as much admired for their business acumen as for their rock and roll. Nearly half a century after their rebellious beginnings, the Stones remain the world's highestearning rock stars.

Their albums have made them [pounds sterling]250million and their spectacular tours have grossed upwards of [pounds sterling]1.8 billion. Mick Jagger, whose androgynous sneer was once so feared by The Establishment, is now canny Sir Mick with a [pounds sterling]225million fortune and palatial homes on three continents. Even guitarist Ronnie Wood, a relative newcomer who was ...

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