Back Quote by Bob Livingston

I realized pretty soon that I have to do more than just play bass in the background way. So, I developed a kind of…

— Eberhard Weber

I'm not a musician, I just play bass.

— Bill Wyman

I wasn't originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone wants to play guitar.

— Tina Weymouth

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

— Les Claypool

I play bass, and I wanted to be a musician.

— Riley Stearns

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

I started playing guitar and when we formed the band; we all said, 'Who's the worst at guitar?' It was obviously me, so I…

— Calum Hood

I started playing bass for the same reason everyone else does – I’m a lousy guitarist.

— Mike Dirnt

I'm not a 'practicing' musician anymore. I played bass and guitar. I still pick up a guitar around the house every once in awhile.

— Scott Borchetta

That was the reasoning behind learning to play bass, and then after that it was more like it was neat to play songs together…

— Tom Araya

I joined an all-girl band in Detroit and, although I was a pianist and drummer, I was asked to play bass because no one…

— Suzi Quatro

When I was in a band after high school and in college, I didn't even play the guitar. I played the bass because I…

— Lindsey Buckingham