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Bass Player Quotes

I set myself up to be a bass guitarist and bass players get a lot more work than people like me Picture Quote #1

If you mess around with jazz, you better have a good drummer and a good bass player Picture Quote #1

I am more of a solo bass player and he needed somebody who would keep the role Picture Quote #1

The worst thing I could be thinking is how could I be a cool bass player Picture Quote #1

A bass player has to think and play like a bass player. A drummer has to play and think like a drummer, and stay out of the way of the vocalist. The guitar player has to respect everybody else Picture Quote #1

There are a lot of people who can do it on the guitar and sing at the same time, but I think what is harder is bass players that can play the bass and sing Picture Quote #1

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In jazz, you listen to what the bass player is doing and what the drummer is doing, what the pianist and the guitarist is doing, and then you play something that compliments that, so you are thinking simultaneously and thinking ahead Picture Quote #1

I always just wanted to be the singer or the bass player in the band. I’d love to have a band, where I was obviously the singer, but where it wasn’t me, it wasn’t my name Picture Quote #1

The bass player’s function, along with the drums, is to be the engine that drives the car... everything else is merely colours Picture Quote #1

I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver Picture Quote #1

None of us wanted to be the bass player. In our minds he was the fat guy who always played at the back Picture Quote #1

So the whole basis for jazz music is based on the fact that the bass player could not play his instrument Picture Quote #1

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I wasn’t originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone wants to play guitar Picture Quote #1

I love playing with Jeff. That’s something I never really say in the press, but he’s my favorite bass player. I’ve played right next to him for 10 years Picture Quote #1

I describe things in terms of body movements. I dance a bit to describe what sort of movement it ought to make, and that’s a good way of talking to musicians. Particularly bass players Picture Quote #1

I can understand why some of these drummers and bass players become cult figures with all of their equipment and the incredible amount of technique they have. But there’s very little that I think satisfies you intellectually or emotionally Picture Quote #1

So I am one of those bass players who can do something and musically, it was back then and now it is even more, if you noticed on the new album, I am not playing all the time anymore Picture Quote #1

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 background instrument even to this very day Picture Quote #1

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You have to understand that the bass guitar is the party instrument. It only has four strings. If you see a bass player playing five strings, take your shoe off and throw it at him Picture Quote #1

While it’s a great indulgence, it’s also very interesting to have three bass players on the same track Picture Quote #1

I knew Glenn Frey. He called me up in 1977 and told me The Eagles were looking for a bass player, preferably someone who could write and had a high voice. That was me Picture Quote #1

Jack Bruce, as soon as I saw him, it changed me. I didn’t even know what bass players did until I saw Cream Picture Quote #1

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I set myself up to be a bass guitarist and bass players get a lot more work than people like me (Bass Player Quotes) If you mess around with jazz, you better have a good drummer and a good bass player (Bass Player Quotes) I am more of a solo bass player and he needed somebody who would keep the role (Bass Player Quotes) The worst thing I could be thinking is how could I be a cool bass player (Bass Player Quotes) A bass player has to think and play like a bass player. A drummer has to play and think like a drummer, and stay out of the way of the vocalist. The guitar player has to respect everybody else (Bass Player Quotes) There are a lot of people who can do it on the guitar and sing at the same time, but I think what is harder is bass players that can play the bass and sing (Bass Player Quotes) In jazz, you listen to what the bass player is doing and what the drummer is doing, what the pianist and the guitarist is doing, and then you play something that compliments that, so you are thinking simultaneously and thinking ahead (Bass Player Quotes) I always just wanted to be the singer or the bass player in the band. I’d love to have a band, where I was obviously the singer, but where it wasn’t me, it wasn’t my name (Bass Player Quotes) The bass player’s function, along with the drums, is to be the engine that drives the car... everything else is merely colours (Bass Player Quotes) I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver (Bass Player Quotes) None of us wanted to be the bass player. In our minds he was the fat guy who always played at the back (Bass Player Quotes) So the whole basis for jazz music is based on the fact that the bass player could not play his instrument (Bass Player Quotes) I wasn’t originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone wants to play guitar (Bass Player Quotes) I love playing with Jeff. That’s something I never really say in the press, but he’s my favorite bass player. I’ve played right next to him for 10 years (Bass Player Quotes) I describe things in terms of body movements. I dance a bit to describe what sort of movement it ought to make, and that’s a good way of talking to musicians. Particularly bass players (Bass Player Quotes) I can understand why some of these drummers and bass players become cult figures with all of their equipment and the incredible amount of technique they have. But there’s very little that I think satisfies you intellectually or emotionally (Bass Player Quotes) So I am one of those bass players who can do something and musically, it was back then and now it is even more, if you noticed on the new album, I am not playing all the time anymore (Bass Player Quotes) 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 background instrument even to this very day (Bass Player Quotes) You have to understand that the bass guitar is the party instrument. It only has four strings. If you see a bass player playing five strings, take your shoe off and throw it at him (Bass Player Quotes) While it’s a great indulgence, it’s also very interesting to have three bass players on the same track (Bass Player Quotes) I knew Glenn Frey. He called me up in 1977 and told me The Eagles were looking for a bass player, preferably someone who could write and had a high voice. That was me (Bass Player Quotes) Jack Bruce, as soon as I saw him, it changed me. I didn’t even know what bass players did until I saw Cream (Bass Player Quotes)

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