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
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
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
You don't have to just hit nails with hammers, you know; you can use a hammer to beat somebody's brains in, to… — Stephen Bruner Copy Share Image
I don't show just anyone how to crust a sea bass. That's sacred information. — Alexandra Guarnaschelli Copy Share Image
Bass players are always the intellectual kind, but nobody knows it. — Stanley Clarke Copy Share Image
You get some confidence in your songwriting abilities and go for the essentials - guitar, bass, drums, vocals. Those are the basic… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
The idea is: You played to 100 people this week in Europe, and then next week you can play to 200. It's… — Zachary Cole Smith 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
Most punk rock bands just have a guitar, bass and drums. The Descendents, the Ramones, you name 'em, it's just how it's… — Chad Gilbert Copy Share Image
I like things matching. I have an upright bass, a drum kit and a grand piano that's the same color. I tend… — Penn Jillette 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
I play a percussion instrument, not a musical saw; it needs no amplification. Where it's needed, they put a microphone in front… — Buddy Rich Copy Share Image
Music is real; it's something you can touch and feel. It moves you - the bass literally shakes you and rocks you… — Bijou Phillips 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
A lot of musicians like to do the bass and the drums with analog and get that tape distortion that's really beautiful.… — David Lynch 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
Most rappers taste level ain't at my waist level. Turn up the bass 'til it's up in your face level. — Kanye West 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
Journalism is my first love. But music comes in a close second. What's important for me is that whatever you do, whatever… — Lester Holt Copy Share Image
I've put out records over the years, whether it's with Blackfield or No-Man or Bass Communion or Porcupine Tree, that are pop… — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
I remember swallowing my tooth up in a high chair, but I definitely don't remember the first time I played bass. It… — Stephen Bruner Copy Share Image
