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title: "3 Jam Quotes By Mike Gordon"
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> [The guy we want to get is the guy who did the Aerosmith album which is coming out in two days, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/the-guy-we-want-to-get-is-the-guy-who-did-the-aerosmith-album-which/)

[Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/mike-gordon-17838_aerosmith_the-guy-we-want-to-get-is-the-guy-who-di_1470396.png)

> [I like to be sort of grounded with Fish. But, at the same time, I think probably what's unique about us is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/i-like-to-be-sort-of-grounded-with-fish-but-at-the-same-time-i-think/)

[Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d2/mike-gordon-17838_about_i-like-to-be-sort-of-grounded-with-fish_2169384.jpg)

> [I guess there are two things that make me like songs generally, of ours, and that is if they groove well, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/i-guess-there-are-two-things-that-make-me-like-songs-generally-of/)

[Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/mike-gordon-17838_groove_i-guess-there-are-two-things-that-make-m_3199675.png)

## Other authors on Jam

## More by Mike Gordon

> [I feel like I want to write some songs and I don't know how to go about doing it. Usually it's the lyrics that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/i-feel-like-i-want-to-write-some-songs-and-i-don-t-know-how-to-go/)

[Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/)

> [I think one thing that helped the sound change, it's a real subtle thing; it's just one switch on my bass, it has three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/i-think-one-thing-that-helped-the-sound-change-it-s-a-real-subtle/)

[Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/)

> [The way that we imitate each others' riffs is something that other bands don't do as much. If we're jamming with a jazz band,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/the-way-that-we-imitate-each-others-riffs-is-something-that-other/)

[Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/)

> [I like referring to the saxophone and having a guitar lick instead. Same with the cymbals; having the cymbals and not playing cymbals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/i-like-referring-to-the-saxophone-and-having-a-guitar-lick-instead/)

[Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/)

> [A lot of the great songwriters in history have been collaborators, with a separate lyricist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/a-lot-of-the-great-songwriters-in-history-have-been-collaborators/)

[Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/)

> [I built all the speaker cabinets myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/i-built-all-the-speaker-cabinets-myself/)

[Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/)

> [Usually I don't think much in terms of interesting sounds. Although I think I want to get one of those whammy pedals, I forget…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/usually-i-don-t-think-much-in-terms-of-interesting-sounds-although-i/)

[Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/)

> [We have been trying to play a lot of different kinds of music, and probably the next album will go back more towards the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/we-have-been-trying-to-play-a-lot-of-different-kinds-of-music-and/)

[Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/)

> [Travelling to different countries is a goal. I wouldn't mind playing huge places if we got an opportunity to, but it's nice to play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/travelling-to-different-countries-is-a-goal-i-wouldn-t-mind-playing/)

[Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/)

> [I don't really have a favorite bass player. I listen to a lot of bluegrass. But then again, I'm not a typical bluegrass bass…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/i-don-t-really-have-a-favorite-bass-player-i-listen-to-a-lot-of/)

[Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/)

> [Surrender to the flow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/surrender-to-the-flow/)

[Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/)

> [There's no way we could play a country song as well as a country band or a Latin song as well as a Latin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/there-s-no-way-we-could-play-a-country-song-as-well-as-a-country-band/)

[Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/)

> [I agree with the rest of the band, that a truly synthesized sound isn't really what I would want to go for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/i-agree-with-the-rest-of-the-band-that-a-truly-synthesized-sound-isn/)

[Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/)

> [The guy we want to get is the guy who did the Aerosmith album which is coming out in two days, and a Chili…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/the-guy-we-want-to-get-is-the-guy-who-did-the-aerosmith-album-which/)

[Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/)

> [I want to get an handful of spare basses to use first of all if mine breaks, and second, to learn some things about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/i-want-to-get-an-handful-of-spare-basses-to-use-first-of-all-if-mine/)

[Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/)

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