---
title: "5 Primus Quotes By Les Claypool"
description: "5 Primus quotes by Les Claypool. Plus more from Les Claypool and more Primus sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/878/les-claypool-12550_career_for-me-to-do-a-project-i-have-a-pretty-s_446714.jpg"
---

> [For me to do a project - I have a pretty successful solo career, so - for me to even want to…](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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/878/les-claypool-12550_career_for-me-to-do-a-project-i-have-a-pretty-s_446714.jpg)

> [You know, people would always ask me, 'How long is Primus going to go on?' And I would say, 'Until it isn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/you-know-people-would-always-ask-me-how-long-is-primus-going-to-go-on/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f61/les-claypool-12550_always_you-know-people-would-always-ask-me-how_1922354.jpg)

> [I've never been on the cover of 'Tiger Beat' magazine, let's put it that way. But that's not why you go see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/i-ve-never-been-on-the-cover-of-tiger-beat-magazine-let-s-put-it-that/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da7/les-claypool-12550_beat_i-ve-never-been-on-the-cover-of-tiger-be_2120168.jpg)

> [It's always hard to put your finger on what it is that makes Primus Primus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/it-s-always-hard-to-put-your-finger-on-what-it-is-that-makes-primus/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/133/les-claypool-12550_always_it-s-always-hard-to-put-your-finger-on-w_2241461.jpg)

> [You don't go see Primus to see what kind of new clothing I'm wearing or what my new hairdo is. You come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/you-don-t-go-see-primus-to-see-what-kind-of-new-clothing-i-m-wearing/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/419/les-claypool-12550_clothing_you-don-t-go-see-primus-to-see-what-kind_2471116.jpg)

## 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/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/primus/les-claypool/#itemlist",
            "name": "5 Primus Quotes By Les Claypool",
            "numberOfItems": 5,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "For me to do a project - I have a pretty successful solo career, so - for me to even want to do Primus, it had to be a creative step forward.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Les Claypool"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/for-me-to-do-a-project-i-have-a-pretty-successful-solo-career-so-for/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/878/les-claypool-12550_career_for-me-to-do-a-project-i-have-a-pretty-s_446714.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/878/les-claypool-12550_career_for-me-to-do-a-project-i-have-a-pretty-s_446714.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/878/les-claypool-12550_career_for-me-to-do-a-project-i-have-a-pretty-s_446714.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“For me to do a project - I have a pretty successful solo career, so - for me to even want to do Primus, it…” — Les Claypool",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "You know, people would always ask me, 'How long is Primus going to go on?' And I would say, 'Until it isn't fun anymore.' At the end of the '90s, it just wasn't fun anymore on many levels.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Les Claypool"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/you-know-people-would-always-ask-me-how-long-is-primus-going-to-go-on/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f61/les-claypool-12550_always_you-know-people-would-always-ask-me-how_1922354.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f61/les-claypool-12550_always_you-know-people-would-always-ask-me-how_1922354.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f61/les-claypool-12550_always_you-know-people-would-always-ask-me-how_1922354.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“You know, people would always ask me, 'How long is Primus going to go on?' And I would say, 'Until it isn't…” — Les Claypool",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I've never been on the cover of 'Tiger Beat' magazine, let's put it that way. But that's not why you go see Primus. You don't go see Primus to see what kind of new clothing I'm wearing or what my new hairdo is.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Les Claypool"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/i-ve-never-been-on-the-cover-of-tiger-beat-magazine-let-s-put-it-that/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da7/les-claypool-12550_beat_i-ve-never-been-on-the-cover-of-tiger-be_2120168.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da7/les-claypool-12550_beat_i-ve-never-been-on-the-cover-of-tiger-be_2120168.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da7/les-claypool-12550_beat_i-ve-never-been-on-the-cover-of-tiger-be_2120168.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I've never been on the cover of 'Tiger Beat' magazine, let's put it that way. But that's not why you go see…” — Les Claypool",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "It's always hard to put your finger on what it is that makes Primus Primus.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Les Claypool"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/it-s-always-hard-to-put-your-finger-on-what-it-is-that-makes-primus/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/133/les-claypool-12550_always_it-s-always-hard-to-put-your-finger-on-w_2241461.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/133/les-claypool-12550_always_it-s-always-hard-to-put-your-finger-on-w_2241461.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/133/les-claypool-12550_always_it-s-always-hard-to-put-your-finger-on-w_2241461.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“It's always hard to put your finger on what it is that makes Primus Primus.” — Les Claypool",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "You don't go see Primus to see what kind of new clothing I'm wearing or what my new hairdo is. You come to see Primus for the musical experience and the visual experience. I think, anyways. Maybe I'm wrong!",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Les Claypool"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-claypool/you-don-t-go-see-primus-to-see-what-kind-of-new-clothing-i-m-wearing/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/419/les-claypool-12550_clothing_you-don-t-go-see-primus-to-see-what-kind_2471116.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/419/les-claypool-12550_clothing_you-don-t-go-see-primus-to-see-what-kind_2471116.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/419/les-claypool-12550_clothing_you-don-t-go-see-primus-to-see-what-kind_2471116.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“You don't go see Primus to see what kind of new clothing I'm wearing or what my new hairdo is. You come to…” — Les Claypool",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/primus/les-claypool/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/primus/les-claypool/",
            "name": "Primus Quotes by Les Claypool",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/primus/les-claypool/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/878/les-claypool-12550_career_for-me-to-do-a-project-i-have-a-pretty-s_446714.jpg"
            },
            "description": "5 Primus quotes by Les Claypool. Plus more from Les Claypool and more Primus sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/primus/les-claypool/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/primus/les-claypool/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Primus",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/primus/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Les Claypool",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/primus/les-claypool/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```