I was 16 when I got a scholarship to study classical composition at a conservatory. By that time I had already listened… — Jack Bruce Copy Share Image
I played upright bass. I wanted to write great tunes, play the bass, be a band leader, and smoke a big funny pipe like… — Jack Bruce Copy Share Image
I know he played on the last record but I don't wake up in the middle of the night thinking of Eric Clapton. — Jack Bruce Copy Share Image
At the age of 16 I started performing with a dance band in the evenings and began earning more money than my father, but… — Jack Bruce Copy Share Image
I think people who basically do one thing like Eric Clapton is great. But I've always enjoyed playing different kinds of music and playing… — Jack Bruce Copy Share Image
Growing up in inner-city Glasgow, it sometimes seemed to me money hadn't been invented. — Jack Bruce Copy Share Image
I think I'm an okay parent, but I'd put myself in the category of a musician-who-happened-to-become-a-father. I'm definitely not a father-who-happened-to-be-a-musician. — Jack Bruce Copy Share Image
I've always had money because of my early success with Cream, so I tell young musicians to aim to write their own material, because… — Jack Bruce Copy Share Image
Well all the big companies are really panicked by the internet thing and all that, and sales went down, although sales have gone up… — Jack Bruce Copy Share Image
I'm no politician but I do feel that a lot of damage was done because of misguided principals and America is still suffering from… — Jack Bruce Copy Share Image
I've always been interested in any kind of great music, and African music is, I think, the source of it all. — Jack Bruce Copy Share Image
I was a big fan of Gary Moore, he was my buddy and I miss him a lot. I loved his playing because you've… — Jack Bruce Copy Share Image
