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
kings play crowds
I love to play smaller crowds with the Rhythm Kings.
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.
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.
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.
stones gigs odd
The Stones always tried to do the odd smaller gig when they could.
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!