--- title: "5 Bass Quotes By Donald Dunn" description: "5 Bass quotes by Donald Dunn. Plus more from Donald Dunn and more Bass sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/070/donald-dunn-31463_bass_plus-i-grew-up-with-steve-cropper-there_335433.jpg" --- > [Plus, I grew up with Steve Cropper. There were so many good guitar players another one wasn't needed. What was needed was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-dunn/plus-i-grew-up-with-steve-cropper-there-were-so-many-good-guitar/) [Donald Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-dunn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/070/donald-dunn-31463_bass_plus-i-grew-up-with-steve-cropper-there_335433.jpg) > [When I heard BB Kings Sweet Sixteen, I knew I wanted to play bass because that was the thing that made that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-dunn/when-i-heard-bb-kings-sweet-sixteen-i-knew-i-wanted-to-play-bass/) [Donald Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-dunn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/046/donald-dunn-31463_bass_when-i-heard-bb-kings-sweet-sixteen-i-kn_770493.jpg) > [I knew when I got to play with Al Jackson I would be a better bass player because he was the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-dunn/i-knew-when-i-got-to-play-with-al-jackson-i-would-be-a-better-bass/) [Donald Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-dunn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/daa/donald-dunn-31463_al_i-knew-when-i-got-to-play-with-al-jackso_1098270.jpg) > [When I heard BB King's 'Sweet Sixteen,' I knew I wanted to play bass because that was the thing that made that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-dunn/when-i-heard-bb-king-s-sweet-sixteen-i-knew-i-wanted-to-play-bass/) [Donald Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-dunn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f44/donald-dunn-31463_bass_when-i-heard-bb-king-s-sweet-sixteen-i-k_1478320.jpg) > [I tried the guitar, but it had two strings too many. It was just too complicated, man! Plus, I grew up with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-dunn/i-tried-the-guitar-but-it-had-two-strings-too-many-it-was-just-too/) [Donald Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-dunn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d8/donald-dunn-31463_another_i-tried-the-guitar-but-it-had-two-string_2829646.jpg) ## Other authors on Bass ## More by Donald Dunn > [Plus, I grew up with Steve Cropper. There were so many good guitar players another one wasn't needed. What was needed was a bass.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-dunn/plus-i-grew-up-with-steve-cropper-there-were-so-many-good-guitar/) [Donald Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-dunn/) > [Im the middle man. I try to keep people happy. I go out of my way to get a smile. Thats the way my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-dunn/im-the-middle-man-i-try-to-keep-people-happy-i-go-out-of-my-way-to/) [Donald Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-dunn/) > [When I heard BB Kings Sweet Sixteen, I knew I wanted to play bass because that was the thing that made that record: the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-dunn/when-i-heard-bb-kings-sweet-sixteen-i-knew-i-wanted-to-play-bass/) [Donald Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-dunn/) > [I knew when I got to play with Al Jackson I would be a better bass player because he was the best drummer in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-dunn/i-knew-when-i-got-to-play-with-al-jackson-i-would-be-a-better-bass/) [Donald Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-dunn/) > [I try to keep people happy. I go out of my way to get a smile. That's the way my mother raised me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-dunn/i-try-to-keep-people-happy-i-go-out-of-my-way-to-get-a-smile-that-s/) [Donald Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-dunn/) > [When I heard BB King's 'Sweet Sixteen,' I knew I wanted to play bass because that was the thing that made that record: the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-dunn/when-i-heard-bb-king-s-sweet-sixteen-i-knew-i-wanted-to-play-bass/) [Donald Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-dunn/) > [If you've got a good song, it's easy to play. But you can't make a bad song sound good no matter who you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-dunn/if-you-ve-got-a-good-song-it-s-easy-to-play-but-you-can-t-make-a-bad/) [Donald Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-dunn/) > [I always look back and say I should have made more. It should have been more lucrative, but it wasnt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-dunn/i-always-look-back-and-say-i-should-have-made-more-it-should-have/) [Donald Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-dunn/) > [Most of my school friends and even a few of my teachers called me 'Duck.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-dunn/most-of-my-school-friends-and-even-a-few-of-my-teachers-called-me-duck/) [Donald Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-dunn/) > [Elvis wore a halo. Otis Redding did, too. You knew you were playing with a star when you played with them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-dunn/elvis-wore-a-halo-otis-redding-did-too-you-knew-you-were-playing-with/) [Donald Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-dunn/) > [Yes; my brother Bobby used to distribute records at King Records. I had a job there, too, packing records up and shipping them off.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-dunn/yes-my-brother-bobby-used-to-distribute-records-at-king-records-i-had/) [Donald Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-dunn/) > [When I was a kid, I used to look in the mirror and pretend I was Elvis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-dunn/when-i-was-a-kid-i-used-to-look-in-the-mirror-and-pretend-i-was-elvis/) [Donald Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-dunn/) > [When Elvis sang, it almost sounded like he was whispering. But after you heard the record, his voice was the strongest thing you ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-dunn/when-elvis-sang-it-almost-sounded-like-he-was-whispering-but-after/) [Donald Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-dunn/) > [I tried the guitar, but it had two strings too many. It was just too complicated, man! Plus, I grew up with Steve Cropper.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-dunn/i-tried-the-guitar-but-it-had-two-strings-too-many-it-was-just-too/) [Donald Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-dunn/) > [I always look back and say I should have made more. It should have been more lucrative, but it wasn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-dunn/i-always-look-back-and-say-i-should-have-made-more-it-should-have-2/) [Donald Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-dunn/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bass/donald-dunn/#itemlist", "name": "5 Bass Quotes By Donald Dunn", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Plus, I grew up with Steve Cropper. There were so many good guitar players another one wasn't needed. 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