I always got great respect as a bass player.
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?
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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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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 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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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 have very interesting hobbies like archeology and photography.
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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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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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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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The Stones always tried to do the odd smaller gig when they could.
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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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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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You never know what your next dig is going to find.
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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.
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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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