I love to play smaller crowds with the Rhythm Kings.
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.
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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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Everything had to be done in-between Stones time.
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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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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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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 have very interesting hobbies like archeology and photography.
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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 had a wonderful time with the Stones but after 31 years, I thought it was time to move on.
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The Stones always tried to do the odd smaller gig when they could.
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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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My first record I owned was by Les Paul.
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I open events for museums and I do charity work and photography.
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I always got great respect as a bass player.
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I am much more my own man than I was when I was with the Stones.
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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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