My first record I owned was by Les Paul.
BILL WYMANMy first record I owned was by Les Paul.
BILL WYMANBut 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?
BILL WYMANI love to play smaller crowds with the Rhythm Kings.
BILL WYMANThe Stones always tried to do the odd smaller gig when they could.
BILL WYMANI always got great respect as a bass player.
BILL WYMANI had a wonderful time with the Stones but after 31 years, I thought it was time to move on.
BILL WYMANI have very interesting hobbies like archeology and photography.
BILL WYMANOnstage I like to play with a an 18-inch speaker, which very few bass players do. I need that fat, underneath sound, which I’ve always had. It suits me admirably to do it like that, and I can imitate that sound by plugging directly into the board in the studio.
BILL WYMANYou’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.
BILL WYMANIf you are any competent musician, if you have creative ideas, ideas of songs, of arrangements, in a band like the Stones, where these 2 people do all the things, there is no freedom.
BILL WYMANBecause 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.
BILL WYMANI’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.
BILL WYMANI’m not a musician, I just play bass.
BILL WYMANI live in a house that was built in 1480. It has a moat around it. It is like a little baby castle.
BILL WYMANAll 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.
BILL WYMANWith the Rhythm Kings, I can involve myself in arranging and producing the music as well as the choice of songs.
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