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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.

Bill Wyman

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.
BILL WYMAN

Albums Frustrated Song
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.
BILL WYMAN

Bass Efficiency Lines Play Vocal
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.
BILL WYMAN

Boards Sound Use
I always got great respect as a bass player.
BILL WYMAN

Bass Player Respect
With the Rhythm Kings, I can involve myself in arranging and producing the music as well as the choice of songs.
BILL WYMAN

Kings Music Song
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.
BILL WYMAN

Fashion Few People Person Young
I open events for museums and I do charity work and photography.
BILL WYMAN

Museums Photography Work
I love to play smaller crowds with the Rhythm Kings.
BILL WYMAN

Kings Love Play
The Stones always tried to do the odd smaller gig when they could.
BILL WYMAN

Gigs Odd Small Stones
If 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 WYMAN

Ideas People Song
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.
BILL WYMAN

Adulation Shadow Shy
I have very interesting hobbies like archeology and photography.
BILL WYMAN

Hobbies Interesting Photography
My first record I owned was by Les Paul.
BILL WYMAN

Celebrity Famous Firsts Person Records
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.
BILL WYMAN

Drums Belong Forte Persons Upfront
I had a wonderful time with the Stones but after 31 years, I thought it was time to move on.
BILL WYMAN

Moving Time Years
I don’t make any money.
BILL WYMAN

Any Business Make Money

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