Able Quote by Jaco Pastorius

Teddy Wilson, I think, said a little while ago that its much easier to come in and play whatever comes into your mind, without…

— George Shearing

Besides, the bass isn't a difficult instrument to play. It's like one step up from the kazoo, isn't it?

— Dave Mustaine

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

— Bill Wyman

The absence of a bass player always makes things go faster and hit harder in the high-end range.

— Mark Lanegan

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

— Tina Weymouth

Anybody I'm in a band with can do what they do better than me. I'm a huge believer that I can play bass or…

— Nikki Sixx

Traditionally, the role of the bass player was just to keep things simple and solid, so it's really a special thing when you can…

— Robert Trujillo

Bass players are always the intellectual kind, but nobody knows it.

— Stanley Clarke

I love playing bass. It's mostly what I play in Divine Fits.

— Britt Daniel

I suppose because I have a good ear, I could pick out harmonies and learn by ear. I still think that you have to…

— Mick Taylor

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

At the time, I didn't know that bass would not be enough for me. I'm not a bass player because bass is always a…

— Eberhard Weber