Bass Quotes

320 Bass quotes by 248 unique authors

The worst thing I could be thinking is how could I be a cool bass player. — Mike Gordon
I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver. — Chely Wright
I was always the sexy bass player in the background while Robin stood centre. Barry and I played it up a bit, gave 'em a… — Maurice Gibb
As I said, when we needed to move over to rock'n'roll, Sam and Vernon couldn't quite make the shift. So that's when Larry took over… — Neil Innes
I love playing with Jeff. That's something I never really say in the press, but he's my favorite bass player. I've played right next to… — Mike McCready
You can tune a guitar, but you can't tuna fish. Unless of course, you play bass. — Douglas Adams
The sudden passing of Jack Bruce is terribly sad news. One of the greatest rock bassists to ever live and a true and profound inspiration… — Geddy Lee
I live a different way today. I have a family, and they are a priority for me. These days, I no longer wake up in… — Stanley Clarke
A bass should sound like a bass with the thump of the finger against the wood, like it began with stand up. — Suzi Quatro
I'm not a star. I'll never be a Frank Sinatra or Elvis Presley or a Ray Charles. I'm just an imitator, man. I'm doing a… — Jaco Pastorius
Last tour my bass rig was breaking down every other night. That was a pain. We would get on stage and Trey would count off… — Mike Gordon
Bach is really the ultimate in bass players you know — Jack Bruce
I used to be a session musician before I was a wrestler. I played bass guitar. I was big pals with Lars Ulrich and he… — Hulk Hogan
The press is like a big bass, you just stick a hook in their mouth and they'll take it. — James Woods
Symmetria by the Uccello Project is a gorgeous, instrumental and largely unclassifiable record. Best thought of as 'cinematic', each of the tracks conjures up a… — Steve Lawson
I wasn't allowed to play in some universities in the United States and out of twenty-five concerts, twenty-three were canceled unless I would substitute my… — Dave Brubeck
Our griefs cannot mar the melody of our praise, we reckon them to be the bass part of our life's song, 'He hath done great… — Charles Spurgeon
Unless you're singing something that's kind of in rhythm with the bass, the melodies, it's just difficult. — Kim Gordon
We went to a small lake, Bass Lake. It was beautiful. It was perfectly still when we got there in the morning. The fog was… — Jennifer Granholm
I play guitar, piano, bass and percussion. — Teena Marie
Ben was more improvisational, and relied less on methodology, and basically is a guitarist who switched to bass, whereas Jeff has a more traditional approach… — Matt Cameron
I was training to be a lawyer... I was president of the law society at Glasgow University, and my bass guitarist was my secretary of… — Gerard Butler
In jazz, you listen to what the bass player is doing and what the drummer is doing, what the pianist and the guitarist is doing,… — David Amram
If you play the very subtle jazz tunes with acoustic pianos, acoustic bass and it's a dead standard, you are going to play very differently.… — Lee Ritenour
I even played bass for a while. Besides playing electric guitar, I'd also get asked to play some acoustic stuff. But, since I didn't have… — Mark Knopfler

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