According to Brian, he didn't form the band.
An important handwritten letter by Brian Jones on the founding of the Rolling Stones
Very early Autograph letter signed (“Brian Jones”), to Doreen Pettifer (an early supporter), 9-pages, octavo, London, April 5, 1963, address envelope.
One can scarce imagine a more important Rolling Stones letter, penned entirely in the hand of the band
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