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> [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 bass from the guitar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-graham/bass-players-usually-play-overhand-with-their-fingers-that-s-a-carry/)

[Larry Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-graham/)

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## More by Larry Graham

> [After we first met, Prince told me Graham Central Station was one of his biggest influences - then he went back and listened to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-graham/after-we-first-met-prince-told-me-graham-central-station-was-one-of/)

[Larry Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-graham/)

> [It's one of the things I really admire about Sly - we were all allowed to use our creativity, to have freedom of expression…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-graham/it-s-one-of-the-things-i-really-admire-about-sly-we-were-all-allowed/)

[Larry Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-graham/)

> [There was one lady in a club we played regularly who was also a fan of Sly Stone on the radio at the time.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-graham/there-was-one-lady-in-a-club-we-played-regularly-who-was-also-a-fan/)

[Larry Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-graham/)

> [Everything that has happened to me has happened when I didn't plan it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-graham/everything-that-has-happened-to-me-has-happened-when-i-didn-t-plan-it/)

[Larry Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-graham/)

> [At 15, my voice just dropped. I was singing men's ballads, Tony Bennett, Billy Eckstein.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-graham/at-15-my-voice-just-dropped-i-was-singing-men-s-ballads-tony-bennett/)

[Larry Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-graham/)

> [Religious traditions can be reinterpreted in a manner that assists healing, corrects distortions, and expands vision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-graham/religious-traditions-can-be-reinterpreted-in-a-manner-that-assists/)

[Larry Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-graham/)

> [For me, on a music level, I see the good that came from Woodstock. I also appreciate the fact it was a time when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-graham/for-me-on-a-music-level-i-see-the-good-that-came-from-woodstock-i/)

[Larry Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-graham/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-graham/bass-players-usually-play-overhand-with-their-fingers-that-s-a-carry/)

[Larry Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-graham/)

> [If you were a musician playing our tunes, you had to play the bass like me for the song to sound right. Then, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-graham/if-you-were-a-musician-playing-our-tunes-you-had-to-play-the-bass/)

[Larry Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-graham/)

> [It was a turning point in the careers of Sly & The Family Stone, Santana, Jimi Hendrix and so many other people. None of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-graham/it-was-a-turning-point-in-the-careers-of-sly-the-family-stone-santana/)

[Larry Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-graham/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-graham/my-biggest-influence-was-actually-my-mother-s-left-hand-because/)

[Larry Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-graham/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-graham/when-we-came-into-woodstock-it-was-dark-and-you-couldn-t-really-see/)

[Larry Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-graham/)

> [I've never stopped writing and creating, because that's what I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-graham/i-ve-never-stopped-writing-and-creating-because-that-s-what-i-do/)

[Larry Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-graham/)

> [The 'Riot' album was for the most part overdubbed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-graham/the-riot-album-was-for-the-most-part-overdubbed/)

[Larry Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-graham/)

> [Pastoral theology and care helps people look deeper at the intersection between their inherited religious traditions and their current life situations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-graham/pastoral-theology-and-care-helps-people-look-deeper-at-the/)

[Larry Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-graham/)

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