Rolling Stones logo inspired by Indian goddess Kali, says Mick Jagger

Members of the Rolling Stones (from left) Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards posing for a picture as they hold FC Barcelona jerseys with the band's iconic tongue in the center of them in Barcelona, Spain, on Oct 19, 2023. — Reuters

NEW DELHI (AFP): One of the world's most famous symbols of a band - the ruby red tongue and lips of the Rolling Stones - was inspired by the Indian goddess Kali, Mick Jagger has told Indian media.

Britain's Victoria and Albert Museum, which holds the original artwork in its collections, calls it "one of the world's most instantly recognisable symbols of rock and roll".