I always got great respect as a bass player.
BILL WYMANI’m not a musician, I just play bass.
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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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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 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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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 open events for museums and I do charity work and photography.
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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 have very interesting hobbies like archeology and photography.
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I am much more my own man than I was when I was with the Stones.
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Onstage 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.
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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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My first record I owned was by Les Paul.
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I don’t make any money.
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Everything had to be done in-between Stones time.
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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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