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
music rocks long
I was listening to music long before rock 'n roll.
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.
photography interesting hobbies
I have very interesting hobbies like archeology and photography.
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.
different projects different-music
I always listen to a lot of different music when I am working on a project.
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.
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.
play musician bass
I'm not a musician, I just play bass.
music song kings
With the Rhythm Kings, I can involve myself in arranging and producing the music as well as the choice of songs.
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.
twenties advertising exposure
Companies 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.
money
I don't make any money.
photography museums charity
I open events for museums and I do charity work and photography.
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.