To me to be a solo artist means I can do so many new and exciting things and I feel very strongly… — Melissa Auf der Maur Copy Share Image
The relationship in Pantera and with Damageplan is the opposite of the traditional rhythm section. It's me and Dime, not the bass,… — Vinnie Paul Copy Share Image
I play bass. I play a bit of guitar. I've never been to a lesson, so my theory of music is non-existent… — Thomas Sangster Copy Share Image
Poetry is music though, unfortunately, not all music is poetry. Because music has other carriers to take its message - beats, lyrics,… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
The bass line is the anchor for me. I started with the bass, and either doubled that and then added the harmonies,… — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
I went to my first drum n' bass rave when I was 16 and remember being terrified. Looking around, trying to figure… — Katy B Copy Share Image
From the rugged cliffs of Cape Liptrap peninsula jutting bravely into the swells of Bass Strait, the coast arcs southeast, hugging the… — Tim Cope Copy Share Image
Elvis Presley's Sun stuff - there's an album out in England with just about all those sides on it - you know,… — Dusty Hill Copy Share Image
My girlfriend is a fashion designer. She has her own company called Rachel Antonoff. She is doing a collaboration with Urban Outfitters… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
When you listen to a symphony orchestra, and the basses don't - there's no bass part, there's not that much depth. That's… — Charlie Haden Copy Share Image
Hip-hop was a big part of my life growing up, especially West Coast gangster rap. The reason I was able to listen… — Moshe Kasher Copy Share Image
I grew up around salsa, merengue, bachata, bass music, freestyle, hip-hop, techno, house, rave. Miami is special for that. It's a city… — Pitbull Copy Share Image
When we listen to improvisational jazz, or solo classical violinists, the way they phrase and inflect melodies feels vocal, like they’re talking… — Bobby McFerrin Copy Share Image
I don't look at my instrument as having one specific role; I was raised to go as far as you can. But… — Thundercat Copy Share Image
I think in everything we did, there's a sense of tension and a sense of things pulling in a different way. It's… — Stephen Mallinder Copy Share Image
I'm not a real musician. If you give me a bass guitar and you ask me to improvise something, or even be… — Marion Cotillard Copy Share Image
When I'm playing with my band, I designate different parts to feel different things. The bass pounds in your chest when you… — Mandy Harvey Copy Share Image
Where I grew up, I could be a punk rocker and a jock. But in college, it became apparent that those two… — Jeff Ament Copy Share Image
The sudden passing of Jack Bruce is terribly sad news. One of the greatest rock bassists to ever live and a true… — Geddy Lee Copy Share Image
I was off the scene for a while during the ska period and when I returned and joined the Treasure Isle studio,… — Alton Ellis Copy Share Image
My heroes are guys like Frank Capra and Elia Kazan and Coen brothers and Terry Gilliam, more so than a lot of… — Les Claypool Copy Share Image
I'm writing new songs for a Broadway version of Tarzan, which is very interesting. I think what I learned from the Brother… — Phil Collins Copy Share Image
Funny story: I was hanging out with Adam Shankman for Samantha Ronson's birthday, and Lance Bass was there. I don't really know… — Ryan Guzman Copy Share Image
I love the percussion. It's a right brain, left brain thing. There are different beats, but cooperating together. It's your whole body… — Shalom Harlow Copy Share Image
All my life I just wanted to be a beatnik. Meet all the heavies, get stoned, get laid, have a good time.… — Janis Joplin Copy Share Image
Like, when we did Parliament and Funkadelic and Bootsy, it was actually one thing. But there were so many people that you… — Gary Snyder Copy Share Image
I live a different way today. I have a family, and they are a priority for me. These days, I no longer… — Stanley Clarke Copy Share Image
My dad was a kind of semiprofessional Dixieland-type drummer, and I learned the drums from him. When I was about twelve, we… — Sam Shepard Copy Share Image
I had an upright - it took me years and years to get enough bread to get it. I'm from Florida, so… — Jaco Pastorius Copy Share Image
The protagonist of Fourteen Stories, None of Them Are Yours doesn’t make it easy for us, channeling as he does Barry Hannah… — Jim Shepard Copy Share Image
When I'm listening to stuff on the computer or through a horrible little speaker on my phone, and then I hear the… — Kevin Shields Copy Share Image
My wife and I went and saw John McLaughlin years ago playing at some club, and it made me feel uncomfortable. It… — Cliff Williams Copy Share Image
My very first gig was with the Sex Pistols, and it was also our first-ever gig. It was a very short set,… — Steve Jones Copy Share Image
I always tell girls who say they want to start a band but don't have any talent, 'Well, neither do I.' I… — Kathleen Hanna Copy Share Image
Reggae was always playing at home in East Ham when I was growing up. Loud music would be coming from the bedroom,… — Kano Copy Share Image
Art is my 'solo career' if you like. Musically, as a bass player, I depend on other musicians to play, whereas, with… — Horace Panter Copy Share Image
We all record together. We do it live; then, after that, we do overdubs, if we need to, to repair stuff. Usually… — Rick Nielsen Copy Share Image
Once again...Rick Bass draws us into his magical human worlds, rendered urgently by a hypnotic prose that tracks a parallel and untamed… — Doug Peacock Copy Share Image
That was the producer who produced a couple of my solo albums. He produced my second, third and fourth solo albums. It… — John Entwistle Copy Share Image
I'm always scouring the universe for great old instruments from the '50s and early '60s. That's really, for me, the golden age… — Geddy Lee Copy Share Image
![“Like, when we did Parliament and Funkadelic and Bootsy, it was actually one thing. But there were so many people that you could split them up into different groups. And then, when we went out on tour and they [the record companies] would see us all up there together - we had five, six guitars…” quote by Gary Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bc9/gary-snyder-4502_bass_like-when-we-did-parliament-and-funkadel_881804.jpg)
