Accident Quote by Dusty Hill

During college I realized I had a music predisposition and really got involved in it. I started playing bass guitar. That was how I…

— Ronnie Dunn

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 was a jazz major in high school, in an all-jazz band. No matter what I do, it features my musical influences.

— Wyclef Jean

There were a lot of different styles in the house - Motown, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, jazz - and my dad played flamenco guitar.…

— Robert Trujillo

I'm a street player, and all of my influences come from bands that I was listening to at the time when I was growing…

— Joey Kramer

A lot of times, I played bass on songs. Gene plays guitar on some songs.

— Ace Frehley

My biggest influences were 1980s punk and metal. Metallica were my biggest influence because they were good at everything - riffs, energy - but…

— Corey Taylor

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

From the first moment that I can remember, I had identified myself as a bass player and it had everything to do with my…

— Edgar Meyer

I have been influenced by music. I grew up listening to blues, jazz and all.

— Redfoo

Everything I hear influences me. I can't tell you all my influences as a musician.

— Lemmy

My high school teacher, Reggie Andrews, was a huge factor in my learning my instrument. He didn't play bass, but it was the part…

— Thundercat