My first record I owned was by Les Paul.
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.
More Bill Wyman Quotes
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You never know what your next dig is going to find.
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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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I had a wonderful time with the Stones but after 31 years, I thought it was time to move on.
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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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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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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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Everything had to be done in-between Stones time.
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I always got great respect as a bass player.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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