Knowing how Bill usually expresses himself, it's funny to see how he's talking very slowly here and articulating very clearly, making an effort to get the message across to the girl interviewer. I think he's also deliberately avoiding tricky English expressions. He says during the conversation that Holland is a great country (I nearly moved here) and mentions that everyone speaks English - but apparently he's not totally sure if the interviewer can quite follow him. I have to admit that her questions sound like she's not exactly an expert on the subject of Bill Wyman's musical career.
Thanks for the posting, really good. Bill should have left the Stones in 1982, but at leat he's making up for lost time. I hope his photos come out in book form one day - and not in your £100+ Genesis type publications. Also an exhibition in the UK -The Museum of Film, Photography and Television in Bradford, West Yorkshire springs to mind as a good venue outside of London.
In some respects Bill has the most envious lifestyle of all.
He leads a full life, lots of different projects going on. Enjoys good health. Settled family situation. Can record solo material without having the world's music critics and fans scrutinise its quality Can tour without having to plan years ahead -or have an army of 500+ employees to pay Can live a sort of private life without having the paparizzi poking their noses at you Still have more than enough money to live on And actually looks younger than his ex band mates
Who would have thought in 1966 (Bill: "sullen, hollow cheeked, introverted bass player") that it would have turned out this way
really nice interview, thanx for posting. Those photos look really nice, I wouln't mind seeing the exhibition. And I would love to see the Rythm Kings (I have never seen Bill!) Hopefully I will have a chance.
Funny, by the time I was a Stones fan in '97...Wyman had been already been gone and when I watch interviews like this...it reminds me that I feel like I don't know the guy. Which is so weird because I feel like I know Mick and Keith and all the Stones fairly well. Bill, though, he's a stranger to me. I miss his thumping bass but in terms of a personality and a member...I really don't know much about him.