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
It's really easy to play harmonics, anyone can do it. It's another thing to be able to swing, to make to make… — Jaco Pastorius 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
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
I don't ever have any bass in my monitors at all; I instead like to lock in with the guitar. I know… — Vinnie Paul 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
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
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 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
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
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 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
It happened to be, from '73 to '78, the five years that, our most glorious years for bass players. We had Larry… — Marcus Miller 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
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
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 originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone wants to play guitar. — Tina Weymouth 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
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
“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
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
