Bill Wyman
Bill Wyman
William George Wyman, known professionally as Bill Wyman, is an English musician, record producer, songwriter and singer best known as the bassist for the English rock and roll band the Rolling Stones from 1962 until 1993. Since 1997, he has recorded and toured with his own band, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. He has worked producing both records and film, and has scored music for film in movies and television...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionBassist
Date of Birth24 October 1936
berries littles sides
You could put Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley on one side of the stage, and James Brown on the other, and you wouldn't even notice the others were there!
next knows
You never know what your next dig is going to find.
records firsts
My first record I owned was by Les Paul.
people records firsts
The first records I heard were from Dizzy Gillespie and people like that.
play musician bass
I'm not a musician, I just play bass.
use records sound
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.
play want stones
I didn't want to stay in the Stones, and be stuck in a position having to play a music I didn't like anymore and that restricted me from doing all the others things I'm interested in because of time.
different projects different-music
I always listen to a lot of different music when I am working on a project.
thinking musician proud
There are things that I am very proud of and there are things that you are not so proud of. But I think that applies to any musician.
photography interesting hobbies
I have very interesting hobbies like archeology and photography.
music rocks long
I was listening to music long before rock 'n roll.
girl baby house
I live in a house that was built in 1480. It has a moat around it. It is like a little baby castle.
player sound boards
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.
forte persons
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.