Bass Quote by Stephen Bruner

Ever since I picked up a bass, I've written songs.

— Jeff Ament

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 started playing the bass because nobody else would play the bass, and then I got bumped up into singing because no one else…

— Tom Petty

After two years in the songwriting world, I wrote 'All About That Bass.' L.A. Reid heard it and signed me as an artist.

— Meghan Trainor

My songwriting and my style became more complex as I listened, learned, borrowed and stole and put my music together.

— Boz Scaggs

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

— Bill Wyman

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 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

I think I've ascended to the point after a lot of years where I'm kind of OK on bass.

— Harry Shearer

I play bass, and I wanted to be a musician.

— Riley Stearns

I was with Miles Davisfor a couple of years as his bass player, and it was a beautiful experience. After two years I said…

— Marcus Miller

My major influences were primarily guitar players and bands; I started playing bass by accident.

— Dusty Hill