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 WYMANI’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 WYMANMy first record I owned was by Les Paul.
BILL WYMANYou’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 WYMANI don’t make any money.
BILL WYMANI love to play smaller crowds with the Rhythm Kings.
BILL WYMANBecause 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 WYMANI am much more my own man than I was when I was with the Stones.
BILL WYMANI had a wonderful time with the Stones but after 31 years, I thought it was time to move on.
BILL WYMANI 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 WYMANOnstage 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.
BILL WYMANI’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 WYMANWhen 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 WYMANEverything had to be done in-between Stones time.
BILL WYMANCompanies spend twenty, thirty, forty percent of revenues on advertising to brand their product and to get, essentially, acquire customers cheaply. You get a lot of exposure on something like this.
BILL WYMANIt’s all right leaping about the stage when you’re 20 but when you get to 25 it gets a bit embarrassing
BILL WYMANThe Stones always tried to do the odd smaller gig when they could.
BILL WYMAN