My first record I owned was by Les Paul.
BILL WYMANMy first record I owned was by Les Paul.
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All of my books are about researching. I do all the research and I give it to a writer who can put it in the written word better than I could.
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The Stones always tried to do the odd smaller gig when they could.
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I always say that I am very proud of the work that I did with the Rolling Stones and that I am also proud of what I have done with the Rhythm Kings.
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I had a wonderful time with the Stones but after 31 years, I thought it was time to move on.
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Companies spend twenty, thirty, forty percent of revenues on advertising to brand their product and to get, essentially, acquire customers cheaply. You get a lot of exposure on something like this.
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Because of the fashion, the young people don’t have any access to the history of music, unless people like me revive it. There are very few people to revive it, because you can’t earn any money doing it.
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I am much more my own man than I was when I was with the Stones.
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But why is it that in music, anything more than 5 years old – apart from a few hits – is never played on radio to the young public?
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I’m always shy in front of an audience, so I’m always at the back, in the shadows, just doing it. I don’t like the front, the adulation.
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Everything had to be done in-between Stones time.
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When I record in a studio I don’t use an amp. I go directly into the board, so I can get that very fat, full sound – which is my favorite sound.
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With the Rhythm Kings, I can involve myself in arranging and producing the music as well as the choice of songs.
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I live in a house that was built in 1480. It has a moat around it. It is like a little baby castle.
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I always got great respect as a bass player.
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You’re always frustrated, you don’t have the chance to do a song on the album, like the Beatles did with Ringo and George, or like Led Zeppelin, where everybody was given a chance to contribute. There never is a chance with the Stones.
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