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
Bass players are always the intellectual kind, but nobody knows it. — Stanley Clarke 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
To be a great band it's like you have that telepathy. You know when the bass player's in back of you without… — Scott Weiland 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
A lot of other bass players have told me I'm the only bass player who plays with a pick but sounds like… — Glenn Hughes Copy Share Image
It's not so surprising that there are more women in metal bands. And they're not just fronting them. There are drummers and… — Floor Jansen 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
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
Every time I want to impress someone about samples and hip-hop, I play 'Portrait of Tracy.' It's one of the greatest bass… — Diplo Copy Share Image
I knew Glenn Frey. He called me up in 1977 and told me The Eagles were looking for a bass player, preferably… — Timothy B. Schmit Copy Share Image
I set myself up to be a bass guitarist and bass players get a lot more work than people like me. — John Entwistle Copy Share Image
... one thing people always ask me is 'How do you play outside?' ... I have no idea how to teach that,… — John Scofield Copy Share Image
I actually met Chick Corea in New York, where I was staying with a bass player friend. — Miroslav Vitous Copy Share Image
So I am one of those bass players who can do something and musically, it was back then and now it is… — Miroslav Vitous Copy Share Image
The first reason why I started to use the [electric] keyboard is because I really like the bending sound of the guitar… — Hiromi Copy Share Image
It's really not a stretch. The checks and balances are the same. The drums are the executive branch. The jazz orchestra is… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
If you mess around with jazz, you better have a good drummer and a good bass player. — Gunther Schuller Copy Share Image
So the whole basis for jazz music is based on the fact that the bass player could not play his instrument. — Miroslav Vitous 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
Bass players and drummers are brothers in the basement cooking up the groove that makes people move. — John Densmore Copy Share Image
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