Since their formation in 1962, the Rolling Stones have never formally broken up, despite such setbacks as the deaths of original members Brian Jones in 1969 and Charlie Watts in 2021. The Rolling Stones also continued recording and performing after the exit of bassist Bill Wyman in 1993.
The group disbanded briefly in the late 1980s after a public spat between singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards. However, the band Stones reconvened in 1989 for its Steel Wheels album and tour.