My aunt played upright bass in the Louisville Orchestra, and I was always really impressed by her musical ability. I found it… — Jim James Copy Share Image
Jack Bruce, as soon as I saw him, it changed me. I didn't even know what bass players did until I saw… — Geezer Butler Copy Share Image
My first computer was an IBM Display Writer. With all its components, it was roughly the size of a bass fishing boat. — Sandra Brown 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
I don't really have a favorite bass player. I listen to a lot of bluegrass. But then again, I'm not a typical… — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
I like the guitar better these days. I like the bass, too, but it's hard to fit a bass amp in a… — Dee Dee Ramone Copy Share Image
Age isn't a barrier to playing the bass, and I've definitely improved over the years, although maybe I'm not as flash as… — Suzi Quatro Copy Share Image
A lot of times, I played bass on songs. Gene plays guitar on some songs. — Ace Frehley Copy Share Image
We're basically a rock band - guitar, bass, drums and vocals. But we take it further than that. We can be rotten,… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
Acting had been a hobby that turned into a career, the directing was a hobby that turned into a career, and music… — Malcolm-Jamal Warner Copy Share Image
Rock & Roll is so great, people should start dying for it. You don't understand. The music gave you back the beat… — Legs McNeil Copy Share Image
More traditional guitar, bass, drums - it's not something completely natural to me. It's, in a way, exotic. — Mike Patton Copy Share Image
I just recorded in studios, you know, people pressed the buttons for me. So I just started recording the bass lines and… — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
Cello is my first instrument, then piano, drums, bass, violin, recorder, saxophone, but I'd never play them live! — Dev Hynes Copy Share Image
Just no gentrified drum and bass music anymore, please! It's not good for your health. — Goldie 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
The first album I ever bought was Santana's 'Abraxas.' Obviously, I was a huge fan of Carlos because he had the unique… — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
I feel my spot is somewhere between a bass player and a rhythm guitar player. I play with a pick. I play… — Nikki Sixx 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
Playing someone drum 'n' bass for the first time in 'Pass Out' - they're like, 'Oh my God, what is this?' I'm… — Tinie Tempah Copy Share Image
September twenty-second, Sir, the bough cracks with unpicked apples, and at dawn the small-mouth bass breaks water, gorged with spawn. — Robert Lowell Copy Share Image
I'd like to play bass like Bootsy Collins. I'm serious. That would be my dream. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
