Occupation: Musician Birth: October 24, 1936
Everything had to be done in-between Stones time..
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….
The Stones always tried to do the odd smaller gig when they could..
I had a wonderful time with the Stones but after 31 years, I thought it was time to move on..
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 th….
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, wher….
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 ev….
You never know what your next dig is going to find..
Companies spend twenty, thirty, forty percent of revenues on advertising to brand their product and to get, essentially, acquire customers cheaply. Y….
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 ….
I was listening to music long before rock 'n roll..
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?.
I always listen to a lot of different music when I am working on a project..
I don't make any money..
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..
I live in a house that was built in 1480. It has a moat around it. It is like a little baby castle..
My first record I owned was by Les Paul..
I always got great respect as a bass player..
I love to play smaller crowds with the Rhythm Kings..
It's all right leaping about the stage when you're 20 but when you get to 25 it gets a bit embarrassing.
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..