Bill Wyman Ex The Rolling Stones Announces Drive My Car's New Album

Bill Wyman's new album, former bassist of The Rolling Stones (Instagram @bill_wyman_official)

JAKARTA - Bill Wyman, the former bassist of The Rolling Stones, announced that his new album entitled 'Drive My Car' will be released in August. This indicates that his consistency is still working even though he is 87 years old.

'Drive My Car' became the ninth studio album as a soloist, in which the last album with the title 'Back to Basics' was released in June 2015.

There are 10 tracks for his new album, with two additional songs for CD and digital versions. In addition to the self-written song, the bassist also covered several songs, including Bob Dylan's "President on the Mountain", Taj Mahal's "Light Rain", and John Prine's "Ain't Hurtin' Nothing".

Regarding how to find inspiration in writing songs, Wyman said everything just went away. He didn't have a target when writing songs.

"It's not something I do every day, but sometimes I see a guitar in the corner of the room, pick it up to play and then something fits in," said Bill Wyman.

Meanwhile, Drive My Car was recorded at Wyman's home studio with the help of Terry Taylor (guitar) and Paul Beavis (drums).

Furthermore, Wyman also mentioned the names of the late JJ Cale, a United States guitarist who is respected by great guitarists such as Neil Young and Eric Badminton.

"I think the biggest influence on this album as a whole is JJ Cale. The relaxed flow has always attracted me," Wyman said.

"Friends who have played him say things like, 'It sounds like you' and it makes me happy. I've never tried to be someone else. Basically I'm Bill."