May 6th, 1965 Brian Jones Beats Up A Girl At A Hotel And In Turn Is Beaten.

[Greg Carr]

FAN CLUB ROLLING STONES
Xavier Thepaut ·

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Bill Wyman: “On May 6th (1965) in Clearwater, I woke up late, and then, along with my girl, joined the rest of the guys by the pool. Then my lady friend showed up and slept with Brian. She looked rumpled and cyanotic, that is, all bruised. Claimed that Brian had beaten her. This news made us feel disgusted. Mike Dorsey immediately disappeared into the bowels of the hotel, went to look for Brian. When they met, they exchanged blows and Brian, to everyone's approval, earned himself cracks in two ribs.
A couple of days later, the news of this brawl was leaked to the press. We had to come up with an excuse. I gave a phone interview to the New Musical Express newspaper and said: “We have a great pool here in Clearwater, and next to it we practice various karate tricks. Brian did well, and the next day he had a lump on his chest. The doctor told him that he had broken two ribs. Now he flaunts in a bandage, which we silently call a "corset". He is recovering very quickly and I am happy to say that.” Lie!
Gregor Mankowitz said: “Brian turned out to be an inquisitive guy, an extremely strange dude, from whom you can expect any shit. Once he played on stage so badly, he screwed up so badly that Stu grabbed him backstage, lifted him by the chest and said: “But why do you want to set everyone up so much, you sack of shit! Explain why? For what?"