Ian Stewart (musician) me The Rolling Stones is his band. Without his knowledge and organisation ... we'd be nowhere." On 19 April 2011, pianist Ben Waters released an Ian Stewart tribute album, entitled "Boogie 4 Stu". One of the songs recorded for this album was Bob Dylan's "Watching the River Flow", played by The Rolling Stones featuring Bill Wyman on bass. This was the first time since 1992 that Wyman joined his former band. According to a "Sunday Herald" article in March 2006, Stewart was the basis for a fictional detective: The lyrics to Aidan Moffat & the Best-Of's song "The Sixth Stone"
Scott Ian which he visited Simmons' home and spoke about the impact Kiss had on his life. Ian went on to be influenced by British heavy metal bands such as Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Motörhead and Judas Priest, as well as the punk rock band, the Ramones as an influence. Ian then discovered at the age of 12 that he knew he could become a famous hard rock/heavy metal star. The musical style of his playing and songwriting including fast alternate picking was also largely influenced by the German metal band Accept. As a founding member of Anthrax, Ian helped to create