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I always got great respect as a bass player.

~Bill Wyman

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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.

~Bill Wyman

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I have no restrictions, no limits, no musical history to live with.

~Bill Wyman

Topics: History Limits Live Musical Restrictions

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If you are any competent musician, if you have creative ideas, ideas of songs, of arrangements, in a band like the Stones, where these 2 people do all the things, there is no freedom.

~Bill Wyman

Topics: Any Arrangements Band Competent Creative Freedom Ideas Like Musician People Songs Stones Things Where You

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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.

~Bill Wyman

Topics: Album Always Beatles Chance Contribute Did Everybody Frustrated George Given Led Led Zeppelin Like Never Song Stones Where You Zeppelin

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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.

~Bill Wyman

Topics: Anymore Because Doing Having Interested Like Me Music Others Play Position Restricted Stay Stones Stuck Things Time Want

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I don't make any money.

~Bill Wyman

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But why is it that in music, anything more than 5 years old - apart from a few hits - is never played on radio to the young public?

~Bill Wyman

Topics: Anything Apart Few Hits More Music Never Old Played Public Radio Than Why Years Young

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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.

~Bill Wyman

Topics: Access Any Because Doing Earn Fashion Few Few People History Like Me Money Music People Revive The History Of Unless Very You Young Young People

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I always say that I am very proud of the work that I did with the Rolling Stones and that I am also proud of what I have done with the Rhythm Kings.

~Bill Wyman

Topics: Also Always Am Did Done Kings Proud Rhythm Rolling Rolling Stones Say Stones Very Work I Am

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: October 24th, 1936

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