Wyman Quits Smoking Over Health Threat
27 October 2009
Wyman Quits Smoking Over Health Threat
Former Rolling Stones rocker Bill Wyman has given up smoking after 55 years - because doctors advised him he could die if he continues.
The musician, who played bass guitar in the rock band from 1962 until his departure in 1992, has been a heavy smoker for decades.
But a visit to the doctor left the star, who turned 73 on Saturday (24Oct09), so concerned he could develop a deadly lung disease, he weaned himself off cigarettes.
Wyman says, "They told me: 'If you carry on, you are going to get emphysema.' So I thought: 'Sod it! I'm going to stop.'"
Contactmusic
| Comment on this article |
A Seat Beside Leonardo DiCaprio On Space Journey Sells For Millions 
![Will The Real Psy Please Stand Up? Fraud Exposed At Cannes! [Pictures]](http://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/psy-2013-billboard-music-awards-at-the_3675620.jpg "Will The Real Psy Please Stand Up? Fraud Exposed At Cannes! [Pictures]")
![Sweet Jesus! Jennifer Aniston Strips Down In 'We're The Millers' [Trailer]](http://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/were-the-millers.jpg "Sweet Jesus! Jennifer Aniston Strips Down In 'We're The Millers' [Trailer]")
Comments