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Metropolitan Museum of Art Responds to Claim that Former Rolling Stones Musician Mick Taylor's Guitar Was Stolen
The former Rolling Stones guitarist and the Metropolitan Museum of Art disagree on the rightful ownership of a 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar that was once played by Taylor, 76, along with his former bandmate, Keith Richards.
A former Rolling Stone says the Met has his stolen guitar. The museum disputes it
When the Met announced the gift in May, Taylor thought he recognized the guitar, with its distinctive “starburst” finish, as an instrument he last saw in 1971, when the Stones were recording the album “Exile on Main St.” at Keith Richards’ rented villa in the south of France.
Keith Richards, Corsican drug dealers and the Rolling Stones’ stolen guitar
It’s a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a guitar case. A 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar that former Rolling Stone guitarist Mick Taylor claims was once his has turned up at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art some 54 years after it may have been stolen from a villa in the South of France.
Former Rolling Stones Musician Mick Taylor Claims His Stolen Guitar Is at the Met
A few months ago, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art announced it had received a historic gift of more than 500 guitars belonging to some of the 20th century’s most influential artists, including Leo Fender,
Former Rolling Stone Mick Taylor claims Met Museum has his stolen guitar
A rock 'n' roll relic is stirring up drama between a guitar legend and one of New York's most iconic museums. View on euronews
Rolling Stones guitar drama: Mick Taylor vs. Met Museum
It’s only rock ‘n’ roll, but it’s messy. A guitar once played by two members of the Rolling Stones is at the center of a dispute between
Un exintegrante de Rolling Stone afirma que el Met tiene su guitarra robada; el museo lo niega.
Solo es rock ‘n’ roll, pero es un lío. Una guitarra que una vez fue tocada por dos miembros de los Rolling Stones está en el centro de
Met Museum refutes that former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor ever owned the ’59 Les Paul he claims was stolen and now appears in a new exhibit
The museum's provenance does leave somewhat of a gap, however. It lists Adrian Miller as the Les Paul's owner in 1971, but there's no indication of how he acquired the guitar. Miller went on to sell it to Heavy Metal Kids' Cosmo Verrico in 1971, who, according to correspondence with The New York Times, “can't recall how Miller acquired the guitar.”
Mick Taylor & The Met Are Fighting Over Ownership Of A Famous Rolling Stones Guitar
When the Rolling Stones played The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, Keith Richards played a 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar with a sunburst finish — hence the instrument’s eventual nickname, the Keithburst. The appearance helped to popularize the Les Paul,
Rolling Stones legend charges that irreplaceable rock artifact in Met Museum was stolen from him
Former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor claims that the guitar is actually the so-called “Keithburst” axe that was stolen along with other instruments while the Stones were recording their iconic “Exile on Main Street” album in the South of France in 1971.
The Met Accused of Displaying Stolen Rolling Stones Guitar, But Museum Disputes That Claim
A guitar once played by two of the Rolling Stones is the source of a dispute between the band’s former guitarist and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A 1959 Les Paul guitar, once played by two members of the Rolling Stones,

The Met refutes Mick Taylor’s claims that he ever owned the “Keithburst” Les Paul as it prepares to exhibit the historic guitar

Taylor is said to be “mystified” that his guitar, stolen during the 'Exile on Main Street' sessions, ended up in the museum’s ...
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John Mayall recalls Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor in Guitar Player's December 1970 issue

Credit: Mark Sullivan/Getty Images Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood are among the most famous musicians to emerge from Britain's 1960s blues scene. Remarkably, ...
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'70s Rock Icon, 76, In Feud With Legendary Museum Over Lost Instrument

Today, the guitar is in the hands of New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, but whether or not it belongs there is the ...