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
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.
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.
bit
We usually do things a bit more jazzy.
play lines bass
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.
funny dumb embarrassing
It's all right leaping about the stage when you're 20 but when you get to 25 it gets a bit embarrassing
music song kings
With the Rhythm Kings, I can involve myself in arranging and producing the music as well as the choice of songs.
money
I don't make any money.
photography museums charity
I open events for museums and I do charity work and photography.
shadow shy adulation
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.
song frustrated albums
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.
moving years stones
I had a wonderful time with the Stones but after 31 years, I thought it was time to move on.
men stones my-own
I am much more my own man than I was when I was with the Stones.
book giving research
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.