I am much more my own man than I was when I was with the Stones.
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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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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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 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 not a musician, I just play bass.
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I always got great respect as a bass player.
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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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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 love to play smaller crowds with the Rhythm Kings.
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I have very interesting hobbies like archeology and photography.
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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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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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My first record I owned was by Les Paul.
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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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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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