The bass player's function, along with the drums, is to be the engine that drives the car... everything else is merely colours. — Suzi Quatro Copy Share Image
It's not so surprising that there are more women in metal bands. And they're not just fronting them. There are drummers and… — Floor Jansen Copy Share Image
I was raised by my father, who was a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and bass player. His brothers all did the same thing,… — William Singe Copy Share Image
“Garra's got a way with the ladies," the Plazma wannabe announces with a wink. "So do I - it's a bass player… — Sarah Ockler Copy Share Image
I feel that whatever you put out is what you'll get back. I always put out, 'hey, hi, I'm a bass player,… — Suzi Quatro Copy Share Image
My band, Miles Long, is a jazz-funk spoken word band. There's jazz sensibilities, but I'm a bass player, so I'm very much… — Malcolm-Jamal Warner Copy Share Image
I was always the sexy bass player in the background while Robin stood centre. Barry and I played it up a bit,… — Maurice Gibb Copy Share Image
A lot of other bass players have told me I'm the only bass player who plays with a pick but sounds like… — Glenn Hughes Copy Share Image
In jazz, you listen to what the bass player is doing and what the drummer is doing, what the pianist and the… — David Amram Copy Share Image
If you were a musician playing our tunes, you had to play the bass like me for the song to sound right.… — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
I decided to build a studio in my house. We built it in my basement kitchen. I had the drummer up by… — Eddi Reader Copy Share Image
There are people who think the film 'This Is Spinal Tap' is simply a very funny 'mockumentary.' Well, with Yes, we lived… — Rick Wakeman Copy Share Image
I was in bands, but they were punk bands, and you plug in the guitars, you turn them up really loud, you've… — Oscar Isaac Copy Share Image
Your time is spent making records, planning, touring - not counting the days until another guy's concert. There are some newer artists… — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
Onstage I like to play with a an 18-inch speaker, which very few bass players do. I need that fat, underneath sound,… — Bill Wyman Copy Share Image
I always wrote everything - I wrote all the lyrics, I wrote all the melodies, everything; it's just somebody else sung it.… — Yngwie Malmsteen Copy Share Image
Without getting real personal, we liked our bass player Ed. He was a great guy and he was a good bass player… — Lou Gramm Copy Share Image
I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver. — Chely Wright Copy Share Image
I love my music, so I want to produce, write, and serve my music. I've had to learn about EQ frequencies and… — FKA twigs Copy Share Image
I didn't start off as a bass player, and Guns was the first band I really, like, 'Oh, I'm gonna be a… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
I don't think the Beatles were that good. I think they're fine, you know. Ringo's got the best backbeat I've ever heard...… — George Harrison Copy Share Image
My dad was a bass player in a Latino band when I was growing up. So we always had musical instruments in… — Lindi Ortega Copy Share Image
I love playing with Jeff. That's something I never really say in the press, but he's my favorite bass player. I've played… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
When The Murderdolls started it was a really cool thing, especially for me because I had never done anything on that scale… — Wednesday 13 Copy Share Image
There's something rhythmic about running, so it's not surprising that I love it. I'm a bass player, after all. — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
Bass players and drummers are like brothers, working in the basement, cooking up the groove. If they don't lock together with the… — John Densmore Copy Share Image
When I heard BB King's 'Sweet Sixteen,' I knew I wanted to play bass because that was the thing that made that… — Donald Dunn 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'm sorry, Hen. I still have feelings for you. It's just that my band needs a real bass player now. We're not… — Daniel Ehrenhaft Copy Share Image
“That was the thing about Joy Division: writing the songs was dead easy because the group was really balanced; we had a… — Peter Hook Copy Share Image
So the whole basis for jazz music is based on the fact that the bass player could not play his instrument. — Miroslav Vitous Copy Share Image
I describe things in terms of body movements. I dance a bit to describe what sort of movement it ought to make,… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
“The penny dropped. I sat in my room and burst into tears. Our band had barely begun, and already our drummer and… — Tom Fletcher Copy Share Image
I always just wanted to be the singer or the bass player in the band. I'd love to have a band, where… — Bryan Adams Copy Share Image
The thing I like to do when I'm making records is to keep it exciting, as opposed to, 'There's a bass player,… — Benji Hughes Copy Share Image
I can understand why some of these drummers and bass players become cult figures with all of their equipment and the incredible… — Ken Burns Copy Share Image
Every time I want to impress someone about samples and hip-hop, I play 'Portrait of Tracy.' It's one of the greatest bass… — Diplo Copy Share Image
In general, we like to play as a band - guitar, piano, and voice. We also tour with a bass player, a… — Andrew Dost Copy Share Image
When we first came out it was this happy accident, and I was sort of into hardcore at the time. Jordan our… — Chad Gilbert Copy Share Image
I've always been the DJ or the bass player or the drummer, somebody in the background. I don't think anybody who knows… — Mayer Hawthorne Copy Share Image
