“It was a want ad for a band seeking a bass player. The name to call was Slash. With” — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
None of us wanted to be the bass player. In our minds he was the fat guy who always played at the… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
Being a bass player in a band without a drummer for seven, eight years has been kind of weird. — Ted Dwane Copy Share Image
While it's a great indulgence, it's also very interesting to have three bass players on the same track. — Bryan Ferry Copy Share Image
The worst thing I could be thinking is how could I be a cool bass player. — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
I'm a bass player from way back and Paul is a guitar player and we've been in many bands. — Adam Jones Copy Share Image
I can sing, but I consider myself a bass player. I'm, you know, a musician first. — Michael Anthony Copy Share Image
When I heard BB Kings Sweet Sixteen, I knew I wanted to play bass because that was the thing that made that… — Donald Dunn Copy Share Image
At the time, I didn't know that bass would not be enough for me. I'm not a bass player because bass is… — Eberhard Weber Copy Share Image
Jeff Ament, the bass player, plays basketball. He ultimately wants to do music, but he's really good at basketball, too. We all… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
A bass player has to think and play like a bass player. A drummer has to play and think like a drummer,… — Hunter Hayes Copy Share Image
Meditation is really good. I do that a lot with my bass player Bob, and we do TM: transcendental meditation. — Beth Hart Copy Share Image
As I said, when we needed to move over to rock'n'roll, Sam and Vernon couldn't quite make the shift. So that's when… — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
I was charmed by a performance given by Crowded House at Toronto's Massey Hall where the bass player broke a string. — Alannah Myles Copy Share Image
I wasn't originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone wants to play guitar. — Tina Weymouth Copy Share Image
... one thing people always ask me is 'How do you play outside?' ... I have no idea how to teach that,… — John Scofield Copy Share Image
My dad taught me to play bass. He's a bass player; he still plays in a band in Michigan to this day.… — Mayer Hawthorne Copy Share Image
It infuriates me that stuff from the Internet routinely doesn't include all the credits. Because as soon as I listen to something,… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
I used to aspire to being more of a traditional bass player, to be honest. People say I play it like a… — Justin Chancellor Copy Share Image
Everybody besides my piano player has been with me since the very first day. We were a four-piece band for a solid… — Thomas Rhett Copy Share Image
I don't ever have any bass in my monitors at all; I instead like to lock in with the guitar. I know… — Vinnie Paul Copy Share Image
I was in a really crummy pop-punk band. I think we did a whole bunch of Blink-182 covers, and we were on… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
Later in high school, I met Hillel Slovak, who was the original guitar player of the Chili Peppers, and we became really… — Flea Copy Share Image
I was with Miles Davisfor a couple of years as his bass player, and it was a beautiful experience. After two years… — Marcus Miller Copy Share Image
“A doctor, a logician and a marine biologist had also just arrived, flown in at phenomenal expense from Maximegalon to try to… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
Eventually as a teenager, I was pulled up on stage by James Brown's saxophone player, Maceo Parker, during one of his concerts… — Wendy Starland Copy Share Image
I've been in a band, so I understand the politics. Sometimes the bass player doesn't like what the guitar player is doing,… — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
I think that the current climate enables a lot of musicians to do relatively well. Twenty-five years ago, you could be a… — Moby Copy Share Image
“American DEWAR FAMILY Cameron Dewar Ursula “Beep” Dewar, his sister Woody Dewar, his father Bella Dewar, his mother PESHKOV-JAKES FAMILY George Jakes… — Ken Follett Copy Share Image
Being on tour together and being constantly with the same few people means we now think the same things are funny, we… — Gym Class Heroes Copy Share Image
Louis 'Thunder Thumbs' Johnson was one of the greatest bass players to ever pick up the instrument, as a member of the… — Quincy Jones Copy Share Image
The absence of a bass player always makes things go faster and hit harder in the high-end range. — Mark Lanegan Copy Share Image
