Sideman Quotes
- As a bassist he could never really be a sideman. He was always the anchor. He drove the beat. even if it was behind Miles… — Michael Connelly
- ... even when I'm touring, I feel like a sideman ... everybody's working together. We get to play longer solos; it's not just "Here's the… — Vince Gill
- In most of the stuff that I've done over the years as a sideman, I wasn't really a session musician, because to me, a session… — David Sanborn
- I don't get offered leading parts. I suppose I've become a kind of character actor or sideman. I think it had to do with probably… — Sam Shepard
- Ray had so much love of life and the music. He had so much integrity. He treated the music with so much dignity and respect.… — Benny Green
- I got a lot of sideman jobs in college, and I have always said I got a graduate degree playing clubs. — Marion Meadows