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MICK TAYLOR and JOHN MAYALL photographed backstage at the Marquee Club in London, 1967

“The first order of business was to get a new guitar player. I thought that the young Mick Taylor, who I’d remembered for his remarkable takeover at Hatfield on the no-show Eric night, would be the perfect choice. The problem was where to find him. I needed horns too, so I put an ad in Melody Maker for musicians to join an established blues band. I got many, many calls straight away and I swiftly realised that I wouldn’t have the patience to set up formal auditions for everyone. I took down a few numbers and asked a couple of guitarists to come round to the flat to be heard. As luck would have it, Mick Taylor himself then came out of the woodwork—and I told him he’d got the job right away.” — John Mayall

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MICK TAYLOR and MICK JAGGER performing at Hyde Park, July 5, 1969

“We were talkin’ about the Hyde Park concert the day before he died. He died on the Wednesday, I was talkin’ to him on the Monday. I’d already met Mick Taylor—the week before—and Brian said, ‘Have you met him?’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ He said, ‘What’s he like?’ I said, ‘Oh, I don’t think I like him.’ He said, ‘Oh, you will,’ and he was ever so nice about it. He said, ‘I think I’ll come to the Hyde Park concert on Saturday, what do you think people would think about that, if I came?’ I said, ‘It would be a great idea, for you to go along and wish Mick Taylor luck.’”

— Stanley Booth, True Adventures of the Rolling Stones

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MICK TAYLOR performing with John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, March 1969

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MICK TAYLOR and MICK JAGGER during a press conference at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, November 8, 1969

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MICK JAGGER, MICK TAYLOR, and CHARLIE WATTS backstage prior to the Stones' performance at the Palais des Sports in Paris, September 24, 1970

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On June 13, 1969, THE ROLLING STONES held a press conference at London's Hyde Park to introduce their newest member, MICK TAYLOR. In this footage, he shares his thoughts on what it's like joining the band.

"How do I feel about joining The Rolling Stones? Very... so happy to be joining them. I think things are going to go really well when we start working."

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