My biggest influence was actually my mother's left hand. Because, before I went to bass, I was playing guitar. And when she… — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
The two biggest influences on me as a bandleader would be my mother, and then Sly. — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
My mother is a pianist and vocalist. When I was 15, I was playing guitar in her Dell Graham Trio. — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
After we first met, Prince told me Graham Central Station was one of his biggest influences - then he went back and listened to… — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
It's one of the things I really admire about Sly - we were all allowed to use our creativity, to have freedom of expression… — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
There was one lady in a club we played regularly who was also a fan of Sly Stone on the radio at the time.… — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
Everything that has happened to me has happened when I didn't plan it. — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
At 15, my voice just dropped. I was singing men's ballads, Tony Bennett, Billy Eckstein. — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
Religious traditions can be reinterpreted in a manner that assists healing, corrects distortions, and expands vision. — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
For me, on a music level, I see the good that came from Woodstock. I also appreciate the fact it was a time when… — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
Bass players usually play overhand, with their fingers. That's a carry-over from upright bass playing. My style is different because I came to the… — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
If you were a musician playing our tunes, you had to play the bass like me for the song to sound right. Then, when… — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
It was a turning point in the careers of Sly & The Family Stone, Santana, Jimi Hendrix and so many other people. None of… — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
My biggest influence was actually my mother's left hand. Because, before I went to bass, I was playing guitar. And when she would solo,… — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
When we came into Woodstock, it was dark and you couldn't really see all the people that were there. We knew it was a… — Larry Graham Copy Share Image
