Imagine if you were a drummer, and you accidentally picked up two magic wands instead of sticks. There you are, keeping the… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
I knew when I got to play with Al Jackson I would be a better bass player because he was the best… — Donald Dunn Copy Share Image
“It's bad enough when people I know fuck with my life, but when pretentious bass players interfere with my destiny, then I… — Tiffanie DeBartolo Copy Share Image
I never forget the first time I was on 'Top of the Pops', my bass player said: 'You've made it!' I did… — Bonnie Tyler Copy Share Image
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
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
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
“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
So our ears got used to listening to jazz in the place that it was that the bass player could not play.… — Miroslav Vitous 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
My dream as a child was to play with a bass player like Ray Brown, who played with the Oscar Peterson Trio.… — Diana Krall Copy Share Image
Traditionally, the role of the bass player was just to keep things simple and solid, so it's really a special thing when… — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
Hendrix was the bass player for Little Richard. We were both left-handed, but we would use a right-handed guitar held upside down… — Dick Dale 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
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
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
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 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 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
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
“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
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 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 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 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
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
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
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
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
Our newest member is Johnny Colt, who was bass player with The Black Crowes. Colt fits right in with us. He's loony… — Johnny Van Zant 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
Whenever I was in the dressing room on my own, I'd start playing blues to myself. One night, Bob Daisley, the bass… — Gary Moore 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
As far as the people that have inspired me, they're the people that I have played with the most. For example, the… — Eldar Djangirov Copy Share Image
I wasn't allowed to play in some universities in the United States and out of twenty-five concerts, twenty-three were canceled unless I… — Dave Brubeck Copy Share Image
