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
If I have a dynamite bass player - I have Darryl Jones - it's so easy to write for him because he's… — Miles Davis 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
There are a lot of people who can do it on the guitar and sing at the same time, but I think… — Graham Coxon Copy Share Image
When I heard BB Kings Sweet Sixteen, I knew I wanted to play bass because that was the thing that made that… — Donald Dunn Copy Share Image
A bass player has to think and play like a bass player. A drummer has to play and think like a drummer,… — Hunter Hayes Copy Share Image
As I said, when we needed to move over to rock'n'roll, Sam and Vernon couldn't quite make the shift. So that's when… — Neil Innes Copy Share Image
I was charmed by a performance given by Crowded House at Toronto's Massey Hall where the bass player broke a string. — Alannah Myles Copy Share Image
It infuriates me that stuff from the Internet routinely doesn't include all the credits. Because as soon as I listen to something,… — Brian Eno 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
... 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
My dad taught me to play bass. He's a bass player; he still plays in a band in Michigan to this day.… — Mayer Hawthorne 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
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
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 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 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
I was always the sexy bass player in the background while Robin stood centre. Barry and I played it up a bit,… — Maurice Gibb 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
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
From the first moment that I can remember, I had identified myself as a bass player and it had everything to do… — Edgar Meyer Copy Share Image
For my money, Ray Brown is the greatest living bass player. Every great thing that's happened on bass since Ray Brown --… — Christian McBride 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
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
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
Being a female guitar player back in school wasn't great, and I had to change schools so many times. The male drummers… — Orianthi 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
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
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