Former Rolling Stones bass player Bill Wyman diagnosed with cancer
Former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman diagnosed with cancer (Reuters/Inform)
Former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman arrives with wife Suzanne Accosta for a memorial service for the broadcaster David Frost at Westminster Abbey in London, March 13, 2014. Wyman has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to a statement from the rock band's press office. (Luke MacGregor/Reuters/files)
Former Rolling Stones Bill Wyman, second left, and his wife, Suzanne Accosta, left, arrive with musician Bob Geldof and his wife, Jeanne Marine, arrive at St. Bride's church for the wedding between media Mogul Rupert Murdoch and former supermodel Jerry Hall in London, March 5, 2016. Wyman has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to a statement from the rock band's press office. (Peter Nicholls/Reuters/files)
Former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to a statement from the rock band's press office. (Reuters/Stringer/files)
LONDON — Former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to a statement from the rock band’s press office.
“He is undergoing treatment and is expected to make a full recovery as it was caught in the early stages,” the statement said. “The Wyman family has asked for their privacy during this time.”
Born in southeast London in October 1936, Wyman joined the Rolling Stones as the band’s bass player in 1962.
He left 31 years later to pursue other projects, including forming his own band Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings in 1996.
