BILL Wyman admits that there's nothing he likes more these days than being at home with his family, but that doesn't mean he's ready to hang up his bass guitar just yet.

Far from it. And if the former Rolling Stone has his way, he reckons he and his evergreen contemporaries can keep on rocking into their old age with gusto.

"Why shouldn't we?" he says, citing the longevity of old blues and jazz musicians as proof that if you're good enough, you're old enough.

"People like Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley are still out there doing it. It's interesting as these are the first rock and roll seniors to take it this far.

"If you still enjoy it, are having fun, are successful and coming out with good stuff then why not?"

Wyman's band of likeminded cohorts, The Rhythm Kings, stop off at Bournemouth next week. Wyman says he's as excited as ever at the prospect of playing live alongside the likes of Georgie Fame and Albert Lee.

"It's still a lot of fun. I get them together for a few months each year. We only rehearse for a couple of days before the tour starts, they're such professionals."

Wyman believes that part of the secret of The Rhythm Kings' freshness on stage is that they are all having a ball playing an eclectic mix of music.

"There's no pressure. We don't need to have a hit single and there's such a variety of music in one show," he says.

22 January, Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth. Performance: 7.30pm. Tickets: £22.50. Box office: 0870 111 3000.