Katherine SUllivan
The Day The Music Died
Altamont was the ending concert for the Rolling Stones’ 1969 US Tour. It was a remarkable tour at a remarkable time. Some say Altamont tacked on to the end – ended the Sixties.
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'Mick, Taylor, and I were the ones nearest to it. We saw the crowd open up and the guy chase the other guy right in front of us. We both saw the commotion when the guy got stabbed. We saw the whole thing, and my heart skipped a beat.’- Bill Wyman
'It must seem strange that no one has talked about it.The chaos of the earlier tours was fun. But no one really talked about Altamont because there was nothing to laugh about. No good memories.’- Bill Wyman
"But it was a dull, lifeless landscape. There was no hint of green, not a tree, not a blade of grass. When we arrived there was no palpable feeling of joy or even happiness. It slowly dawned on me that this concert might not turn out to be what I expected."-Photographer for Rolling Stones
