Music making Quote by All American Rejects

I played bass for a year, but I wasn't getting better at it, so I decided to stop so I could see my friends.

— Daniel Radcliffe

Joining another big time rock band was the last thing I was looking for, but as the tour went on, I really dug playing…

— Matt Cameron

I used to play bass for a while and got to the point where I was good enough to be in a shitty band.

— Christian Finnegan

Because nobody wanted to play bass, I was instantly in a band.

— Les Claypool

I've always had a good time in bands, and when I wasn't having a good time, I left.

— Peter Frampton

I loved being in a band.

— Adam Ant

It was a relief to be able to do my own band, because I was very responsible for all this amazing music I didn't…

— Dhani Harrison

My older brother was the guitar player in the neighborhood band. My parents were the cool ones that had the basement for rehearsal. Rather…

— Jill Sobule

I remember standing outside a youth club and listening to some soul music, and hearing the basslines. This was before I'd started playing an…

— Cliff Williams

I got in the school band and the school choir. It all hit me like a ton of bricks, everything just came out. I…

— Quincy Jones

I took a private lesson, but it didn't really work out, so I went back to playing along with records. That's really the thing…

— Chad Smith

I started playing the bass because nobody else would play the bass, and then I got bumped up into singing because no one else…

— Tom Petty