High school Quote by Thundercat

My dad taught me to play bass. He's a bass player; he still plays in a band in Michigan to this day. He taught…

— Mayer Hawthorne

Music has always been in my family, but it was mainly keyboards. I learned to play classical piano, but when I first heard the…

— Suzi Quatro

My aunt played upright bass in the Louisville Orchestra, and I was always really impressed by her musical ability. I found it really fascinating…

— Jim James

I used to aspire to being more of a traditional bass player, to be honest. People say I play it like a guitar -…

— Justin Chancellor

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

— Dusty Hill

The rock and roll spirit. I learned a lot of that because I worked with Buddy Holly. I played bass with him, and he…

— Waylon Jennings

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

— Tina Weymouth

My brother Carl taught me how to play bass. I'm a self-taught keyboard player, though - I figured out our harmonies at the piano.

— Brian Wilson

My dad was a teacher. He has a Masters in music. He taught elementary school, and he played gigs his whole life, and we…

— Dawn Richard

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 always got great respect as a bass player.

— Bill Wyman