I didn't realize it when I was a teenager, but Bill is a fantastic bass player, especially for the Stones. He and Charlie, RIP, formed an incredible rhythmic duo.
@Sanjo lives I give him the benefit of the doubt on this. Accusations do not make something true. I will say this. If he is guilty of anything like what you state, then I won't pay him a single tribute for the rest of my life and will denounce any accomplishments he has made over his career. And by gosh, I did not know he was still alive!
hippydippy . ...or as Mick Jagger said on their first 'post Bill Tour' ( Voodoo Lounge ) " I look around backstage, well there's Keith & Ronnie & I can see Charlie getting ready & I think " where's the one who remembers everything ?! "
Daryl is great but Bill understands backbeat and space better and he just fits better with Charlie. The band's recent blues covers albums is SORELY lacking in BW.
@@P2Psolved. I take your point that he' s not Bill , but Daryl has backbeat to burn ! & Miles Davis must have liked his knowledge of space. Anyway Charlie chose Daryl !
Completely underrated bassist and a great personality. It was Bill who came up with the riff for Jumping Jack Flash on the organ. Mick Jagger came in the room and said: "Keeep playing that. It's good."
Dave asking how much longer they are going to do this, and that was 34 years ago. The Stones are astonishing. Jagger gets out of the hospital for heart work and I just saw a piece of video of him working on his dance moves. It goes to show that if you keep doing what you love and keep your physical health up you can do amazing things.
I've never heard Bill Wyman more proud of his bass playing than on 1978's "Miss You". Wyman said "it was copied all over the world". Singles out Rod Stewart's "Do you think I'm Sexy" as proof.
@@SamSam-rs8mo For his part, Mick's 80's solo career was a bust although he assembled an all-star band of musicians who played great but lacked chemistry. Keith's X-Pensive Whinos fared much better but again without the same or comparable chemistry. The Stones' band chemistry was forged early on and only became better over time which is natural. Bill and Charlie rocked. Thank you.
The band's historian. Witty, sharp as a tack, nice down-to-earth guy. "They all called me Willy at school...I dunno looked alright to me." LOL! Always a solid bass player. :-)
Bill Wyman's book 'Stone Alone: The Story of a Rock 'n' Roll Band' is a must read. He kept a detailed diary, lots of interesting historical notes on the Stones.
Read it myself. In many ways the same story everybody else tells. The only thing I took from it that Bill thought he was being put at risk by the other members heavy drug taking. I mean if the police had come crashing in to the room who are they going to attribute substances too. Never got in to it because, as he put it: "I prefer reality."
Wow, what low key charm and charisma. I always take a deep breath before studying some of his bass lines, because they sound so simple when you listen to them, but when you play them, you understand his mastery of syncopation and minimalism.
The wiz was at the Francis service station on Romford Road not far from Stratford! My father worked at West Ham Court in Stratford where they were fined! He got their autographs for me and said they looked pale and sick!
Bill and Charlie laid the foundation and blazed the trail for countless bands and musicians that still continue to follow in their giant footsteps. The Stones music is the GOLD STANDARD of Rock n Roll, the soundtrack of our lives, and part of our global musical DNA. 😎👌
The Beatles changed Western Civilization, The Who, Hendrix, and Zeppelin lit it on fire....but the Rolling Stones HAVE to be the purist, greatest Rock 'N Roll Band of all time !!!
I like his droll sense of humor! Cooler than a Cucumber! He used to play the bass and scout out the babes during shows because he didn’t have to sing. I heard he was asked to join the Stones because he was the only one who owned an Big amplifier! He had the equipment when they needed it.
Bill noted re: The Stones El Mocambo Club 03/04,05/1977 appearances in Toronto that the girls in to front right near the stage were so close to the stage that they were grabbing the band members' crotches. Those shows were great and found the band in their true element as when they started as a fledgling London R&B cover club band. The rest is history.
I don’t understand why anyone would think that Bill is boring. I find him to have an intelligent and charming wit. Perhaps if he laughed real loud and waved his arms and made fart noises then they would be satisfied.
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@@X1.7 . Yes , he had a theory about how many flights a person could take before the odds were the plane would crash ! Bonkers ! a bit like his haunted house nonsense ! His Charlie Watts anecdote is brilliant !!
When I met Bill, he couldn't have been any taller than 5’5”. Such a petit guy in person, but behind that unassuming presence on stage, his personality was witty and very engaging, especially if he liked you.
Great Charlie Watts story! Bill, so laid back and relaxed. Dave seems kind of over-excited. I was expecting Don Rickles to step in and say, "What are ya yelling for? He's sitting right here!"
Incredible bass lines most of the time, but the one on Silver Train is my favorite, builds the whole pulsating feeling. Such an underrated track and album too.
I saw a book of all the stuff this man has collected over the years. Tickets posters news stories. I didn’t buy it first round but second round the books were sold out. I can’t find it online either. Damn!!!
He's so funny. And he's so dry speaking. Very sober sounding. And that makes it even funnier. Like Charlie would be very serious about something and the way he'd say it would make people roll.
Wyman was a Rolling Stone in the sense of fitting into that 5 piece unit perfectly. When he left, the band ceased to exist in a sense, probably as the Beatles without George Harrison would have ceased to exist. Actually, the one Stone that can be compared to Harrison was Wyman, not Jones. He wrote songs, tried hard to record them with the band, and felt the pressured of being overshadowed by Mick and Keith, same as George did by John and Paul.
Interesting when Dave asked him how much longer he'd be in the Stones. Bill had alluded to mixing an album, which would have been the rancorous "Dirty Work". He appeared on one more studio album after that (and accompanying live album), and was done. The Stones were approaching the closest point they had ever come to breaking up in 1985.
In all the years I've known the rolling Stones I've never heard him speak in a relaxed way until now (2020) I always thought he was quite aggressive and miserable but he and Charley seem to be the nice guys of the Stones
Wow what a human! You can see that he is an extraordinary soul. They are gods. Someone said one time that rockstars come from Venus. He looked at David like he was sizing him up by looking deep within him. That is someone who knows himself so well that there is no need to not be vigilant of his surroundings including those around him and he looks very deep. Just wow.
Bill is "Dah Big Bruddha" of all the Stones,,,,he's the historian ,,,,,and was was the first to "step up" when there was trouble on the road.I really respect the guy and still cant believe the lads let him go a the bass player.Shame shame shame Mick and Keith,,,,,
Back then South London humour got wasted anybody north of London bridge ,West of Colliers Wood, east of Dartford and south of Penge,taking it across the Atlantic was brave!
My two Glasgow friends Joe and Chooch (Alan) were working in London years ago and went for a drink. They were in a pub and were arguing was that man drinking Bill Wyman? Eventually to settle the argument they went over and as they approached it was Bill and he said “ ok you can have an autograph”, “we don’t want an autograph” they replied, then they all laughed. Joe and Chooch spent the rest of the night drinking with Bill.
When you listen to the Stones' early lps Wyman's bass stands out. His lines were the foundation and guide for the guitarists' awkward attempts at rhythm and lead.
Yes Bills tea. Unfortunately Bills tea was offered to many a pretty young prospect. It was said to taste; foul beyond belief. A cross between Baba strisands week old undies and wort hogs sweat.
Thank you so very much aperantly Bill enjoyed serving tea to large numbers of very pretty young ladies. With butter scones and cucumbers sandwiches and of course an enormous supply of Lady Fingers. One up for the Distinguished Mr. Wyman!! Hip hip Horay! Hip hip, Horay! Hip, Hip, Horey. Love, with all my heart Mr. Bill Wyman and always will. Your one of the original stones. Cherish the thought. Best wishes and prayers and luck to you and your entire family. And my nothing but happiness and joy surround you till enternity end. From Eddie " Cruel 4 days" Trusky.
About Charlie Watts not sleeping. I'm an American, and I correspond with some British guys in social media. One after the other I heard these guys complain about their insomnia. So I got to thinking that insomnia must be prevalent in Britain. I looked it up. Yep, sure enough. Britain is the number one nation in the world when it comes to having insomniacs. I don't know why. But apparently Charlie was just doing his British thing.
The "good old days" when there were legendary rock bands. Today we have just "opening acts" appearing on late night talk shows. NO one most of us have heard of. K-Pop groups. Sad it looks like we've come to a time where it looks like Rock n Roll is dying, has has Motown, Pop....any one we know has either retired or passed away. Once by one. Entertainment looks grim. Hardly ever any new original films. Just sequels. No more lining up around the block to see a film. Thoguh Duran Duran is making a comeback. And someone else...forget whom.. The days of the Stones, Beatles, The Who...Gone. Haven't heard any news on Mick in so long I can't remember.
