Bass Quote by John Densmore

Bass players and drummers are brothers in the basement cooking up the groove that makes people move.

— John Densmore

I think the biggest problem with drum and bass is that people don't like to collaborate, and so from very early on I have…

— DJ Rap

A bass player has to think and play like a bass player. A drummer has to play and think like a drummer, and stay…

— Hunter Hayes

I'm a bass player and I'm a drummer - I'm a big fan of bass players.

— DJ Premier

It's really important for the bass and the drums to somehow blend.

— Mike Gordon

Being a bass player in these big-time rock bands is hard work.

— Michael Anthony

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

I'm making music for other people to listen to for pleasure. And hopefully, later on maybe they'll listen to it and go, "That bass…

— Lauryn Hill

The bass and drums are the engine, and the key to good bass playing is it's not what you play, it's what you DON'T…

— Suzi Quatro

To me, groups of musicians playing together, not fighting each other, but playing a groove together is one of the most exciting things to…

— Phil Collins

I've been in a band, so I understand the politics. Sometimes the bass player doesn't like what the guitar player is doing, and you…

— Ric Ocasek

When you want to form a band, there's always an overwhelming lack of drummers.

— Yusaku Maezawa