If you were a musician playing our tunes, you had to play the bass like me for the song to sound right. Then, when these people started writing their own music, the bass players kept using that style. I never… — 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
