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title: "4 Guys Quotes By Les Claypool"
description: "4 Guys quotes by Les Claypool. Plus more from Les Claypool and more Guys sayings from other authors."
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> [To me, if you're going to talk about funk, you have to go back to George Clinton and Bernie Worrell. Those guys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/to-me-if-you-re-going-to-talk-about-funk-you-have-to-go-back-to/)

[Les Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-claypool/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/194/les-claypool-12550_about_to-me-if-you-re-going-to-talk-about-funk_689266.jpg)

> [My heroes are guys like Frank Capra and Elia Kazan and Coen brothers and Terry Gilliam, more so than a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/my-heroes-are-guys-like-frank-capra-and-elia-kazan-and-coen-brothers/)

[Les Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-claypool/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f91/les-claypool-12550_always_my-heroes-are-guys-like-frank-capra-and_1131393.jpg)

> [Comedians get jokes offered to them, rock stars get women and underwear thrown onstage, and I get guys that want to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/comedians-get-jokes-offered-to-them-rock-stars-get-women-and/)

[Les Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-claypool/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b0/les-claypool-12550_comedian_comedians-get-jokes-offered-to-them-rock_1753842.jpg)

> [I don't really listen to bassists - not anymore. When I was younger, I listened to those guys and was trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/i-don-t-really-listen-to-bassists-not-anymore-when-i-was-younger-i/)

[Les Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-claypool/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a84/les-claypool-12550_anymore_i-don-t-really-listen-to-bassists-not-an_2820339.jpg)

## Other authors on Guys

## More by Les Claypool

> [I've had fish come up on stage, and it's pretty disgusting. I try and discourage that. I discourage anything flying up on stage, actually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/i-ve-had-fish-come-up-on-stage-and-it-s-pretty-disgusting-i-try-and/)

[Les Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-claypool/)

> [I've always said the bass just happens to be the crayon I picked out of the box. I'd still be drawing the same pictures...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/i-ve-always-said-the-bass-just-happens-to-be-the-crayon-i-picked-out/)

[Les Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-claypool/)

> [I'll run against the grain till the day I drop?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/i-ll-run-against-the-grain-till-the-day-i-drop/)

[Les Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-claypool/)

> [Play as much as you can as often as you can with as many people as you can. That's how you learn and grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/play-as-much-as-you-can-as-often-as-you-can-with-as-many-people-as/)

[Les Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-claypool/)

> [You might have a favorite book or film, but you can only watch or read it so many times before you have to let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/you-might-have-a-favorite-book-or-film-but-you-can-only-watch-or-read/)

[Les Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-claypool/)

> [I have a very difficult time describing my music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/i-have-a-very-difficult-time-describing-my-music/)

[Les Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-claypool/)

> [I like to open new doors and blaze new trails through the jungle and all that whatnot. What keeps me goin' all these years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/i-like-to-open-new-doors-and-blaze-new-trails-through-the-jungle-and/)

[Les Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-claypool/)

> [Band chemistry is a tricky thing. If one guy isn't feeling right with the other guys, everything gets thrown off. When you get the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/band-chemistry-is-a-tricky-thing-if-one-guy-isn-t-feeling-right-with/)

[Les Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-claypool/)

> [The bass is just the crayon that I picked out of the box. I'd probably be writing similar stuff if I played guitar or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/the-bass-is-just-the-crayon-that-i-picked-out-of-the-box-i-d-probably/)

[Les Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-claypool/)

> [For me to do a project - I have a pretty successful solo career, so - for me to even want to do Primus,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/for-me-to-do-a-project-i-have-a-pretty-successful-solo-career-so-for/)

[Les Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-claypool/)

> [I never think about rhythm versus melody; I've always just played to what's in my head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/i-never-think-about-rhythm-versus-melody-i-ve-always-just-played-to/)

[Les Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-claypool/)

> [I think the world is very much embracing this whole concept of musicians going out and playing their instruments and playing music for music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/i-think-the-world-is-very-much-embracing-this-whole-concept-of/)

[Les Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-claypool/)

> [Theaters are great. They're designed to sound good, not for basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/theaters-are-great-they-re-designed-to-sound-good-not-for-basketball/)

[Les Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-claypool/)

> [I liked the name Frog Brigade because it lent itself to a lot of cool imagery with the whole frog thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/i-liked-the-name-frog-brigade-because-it-lent-itself-to-a-lot-of-cool/)

[Les Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-claypool/)

> [If I'm home and I come up with something, I'll try to record it, but a lot of the time I'll forget to. A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/if-i-m-home-and-i-come-up-with-something-i-ll-try-to-record-it-but-a/)

[Les Claypool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-claypool/)

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