Archive · 6 Aug 2025
Mick Taylor Claims Stolen Guitar at New York Museum
Imagine a famous musician, Mick Taylor, thinks a special guitar he used to play with the Rolling Stones was stolen a long time ago.
Now, this guitar is in a big museum in New York.
Mick wants to see it because he thinks it's his.
The museum says they don't have any proof it was ever his.
It seems someone else owned it, and they have records of who owned it before.
Mick says he got the guitar from Keith Richards.
It's like a mystery where someone lost something valuable, and now they're trying to find it!
Mick Taylor claims a guitar in the Met Museum was stolen from him in 1971.
The guitar, a 1959 Gibson Les Paul, was donated to the Met by billionaire Dirk Ziff.
Taylor says he last saw the guitar in France in 1971, where the Stones were staying.
The Met says its records don't show Taylor owning the guitar, and it has a documented history.
Taylor's former manager says the guitar was a gift from Keith Richards and was used on 'Can't You Hear Me Knocking'.
- Who
- Mick Taylor and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- What
- A dispute over a 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar.
- When
- The guitar went missing in 1971.
- Where
- New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Why
- Mick Taylor believes the guitar was stolen from him.
Mick Taylor
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ownership Dispute
Mick Taylor
The guitar was stolen from me.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The museum has documented ownership history.
- Guitar Type
- 1959 Gibson Les Paul
- Donated by
- Dirk Ziff
- Taylor's Last Seen
- 1971 in France
- Museum Response
- No proof of Taylor ownership
- Taylor's Claim
- Guitar was stolen
- Notable Song
- Can't You Hear Me Knocking