I am much more my own man than I was when I was with the Stones.
BILL WYMANI’m not a musician, I just play bass.
More Bill Wyman Quotes
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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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It’s all right leaping about the stage when you’re 20 but when you get to 25 it gets a bit embarrassing
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Everything had to be done in-between Stones time.
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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 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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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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I’m not a musician, I just play bass.
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I can’t really sing and play live, because I can’t play bass efficiently and sing at the same time. If I concentrated on the vocals, I’d mess up the bass, and if I concentrated on the bass, I’d forget the lines.
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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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I’m not an upfront person. Being upfront is not my forte. I’m quite happy to stay in the back there with the drums, where I belong.
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You never know what your next dig is going to find.
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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 don’t make any money.
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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 love to play smaller crowds with the Rhythm Kings.
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