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Bass Quotes

I didn’t follow the standard rules of bass playing, and many musicians on many different instruments who became noteworthy for their unique or particular style did a very similar thing Picture Quote #1

I listened to many different types of instruments and music, and have always tried to look at the bass as an instrument as opposed to only a bass Picture Quote #1

I really pay attention to the bass in the music I listen to, and that’s what I tend to write toward Picture Quote #1

It wasn’t until after private lessons and learning bass lines that I even noticed bass in the music I was listening to at that age. My ears were blown wide open Picture Quote #1

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

So by the time I taught myself the bass guitar at the age of 14, my hands were already pretty nimble Picture Quote #1

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With bass, especially bottom end, the vibration has to happen on stage otherwise the feel is wrong. This is why you can’t scale the equipment down too far Picture Quote #1

I came from an era when we didn’t use electronic instruments. The bass wasn’t even amplified. The sound was the sound you got Picture Quote #1

I just think that playing bass, like punk rock bass with a pick, wasn’t meant to be done for 25 years Picture Quote #1

Unless you’re singing something that’s kind of in rhythm with the bass, the melodies, it’s just difficult Picture Quote #1

If you’re working on a computer and you’re editing bass, it looks like a warm curvy, sort of feminine object Picture Quote #1

I love the percussion. It’s a right brain, left brain thing. There are different beats, but cooperating together. It’s your whole body doing it, you’re doing the snare drum and the high top with your hands and the bass drum with your foot. You’re this whole motion machine Picture Quote #1

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I’m starting to play all the melodies with kind of keyboard sound but playing it from the bass guitar Picture Quote #1

I even played bass for a while. Besides playing electric guitar, I’d also get asked to play some acoustic stuff. But, since I didn’t have an acoustic guitar at the time, I used to borrow one from a friend so I could play folk joints Picture Quote #1

In all the music that deals with experimental repetition, drum and bass, dub, various kinds of house music, there’s always been a quality of atmosphere and ambience Picture Quote #1

I continued studying by myself in the field of jazz with my own technique of improvisation, walking bass lines, rhythms, all kinds of stuff, which I created for myself 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

I realized pretty soon that I have to do more than just play bass in the background way. So, I developed a kind of playing which only a handful of musicians accepted Picture Quote #1

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In 1972, I got my first electric bass and started playing the kind of instrument I play now. I found that the majority of musicians couldn’t bear that. They are not used to listening to the bass because they think the bass is in the background to support them Picture Quote #1

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

The press is like a big bass, you just stick a hook in their mouth and they’ll take it 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

A lot of modern amps and preamps sound great when you’re jamming by yourself, but don’t hold up in a band situation. The sound isn’t dense enough, and the lows and highs tend to get soaked up by the bass and cymbals Picture Quote #1

I’ve never been able to sit round on my own and play drums, practice in the back room, never been able to. I’ve always played with other musicians. It’s how I play, there’s no joy for me in playing on my own, bashing away. I need a bass, a piano, guitar, whatever, and then I can play Picture Quote #1

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If your concentration is getting bad, take up bass fishing. It will really improve your ability to focus. If you aren’t ready when that fish hits, you can’t set the hook Picture Quote #1

When I listen to a record, or when I’m making a record, I listen to everything. I listen to the drums, the bass, the voice, the arrangement. I listen to the whole piece as an ensemble Picture Quote #1

Even if chords are simple, they should rub. They should have dissonances in them. I’ve always used a lot of alternate bass lines, suspensions, widely spaced voicings. Dfferent textures to get very warm chords. Sometimes you’re setting up strange chords by placing a chord in front of it that’s going to set it off like a diamond in a gold band. It’s not just finding interesting chords, it’s how you sequence them, like stringing together pearls on a string... Interesting chords will compel interesting melodies. It’s very hard to write a boring melody to an interesting chord sequence Picture Quote #1

The bass is the link between harmony and rhythm. It is the foundation of a band. It is what all the other instruments stand upon, but it is rarely recognized as that Picture Quote #1

Guitar is for the head, drums are for the chest, but bass gets you in the groin Picture Quote #1

The sound of colors is so definite that it would be hard to find anyone who would express bright yellow with bass notes or dark lake with treble Picture Quote #1

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I didn’t follow the standard rules of bass playing, and many musicians on many different instruments who became noteworthy for their unique or particular style did a very similar thing (Bass Quotes) I listened to many different types of instruments and music, and have always tried to look at the bass as an instrument as opposed to only a bass (Bass Quotes) I really pay attention to the bass in the music I listen to, and that’s what I tend to write toward (Bass Quotes) It wasn’t until after private lessons and learning bass lines that I even noticed bass in the music I was listening to at that age. My ears were blown wide open (Bass Quotes) I set myself up to be a bass guitarist and bass players get a lot more work than people like me (Bass Quotes) So by the time I taught myself the bass guitar at the age of 14, my hands were already pretty nimble (Bass Quotes) With bass, especially bottom end, the vibration has to happen on stage otherwise the feel is wrong. This is why you can’t scale the equipment down too far (Bass Quotes) I came from an era when we didn’t use electronic instruments. The bass wasn’t even amplified. The sound was the sound you got (Bass Quotes) I just think that playing bass, like punk rock bass with a pick, wasn’t meant to be done for 25 years (Bass Quotes) Unless you’re singing something that’s kind of in rhythm with the bass, the melodies, it’s just difficult (Bass Quotes) If you’re working on a computer and you’re editing bass, it looks like a warm curvy, sort of feminine object (Bass Quotes) I love the percussion. It’s a right brain, left brain thing. There are different beats, but cooperating together. It’s your whole body doing it, you’re doing the snare drum and the high top with your hands and the bass drum with your foot. You’re this whole motion machine (Bass Quotes) I’m starting to play all the melodies with kind of keyboard sound but playing it from the bass guitar (Bass Quotes) I even played bass for a while. Besides playing electric guitar, I’d also get asked to play some acoustic stuff. But, since I didn’t have an acoustic guitar at the time, I used to borrow one from a friend so I could play folk joints (Bass Quotes) In all the music that deals with experimental repetition, drum and bass, dub, various kinds of house music, there’s always been a quality of atmosphere and ambience (Bass Quotes) I continued studying by myself in the field of jazz with my own technique of improvisation, walking bass lines, rhythms, all kinds of stuff, which I created for myself (Bass Quotes) So the whole basis for jazz music is based on the fact that the bass player could not play his instrument (Bass Quotes) I realized pretty soon that I have to do more than just play bass in the background way. So, I developed a kind of playing which only a handful of musicians accepted (Bass Quotes) In 1972, I got my first electric bass and started playing the kind of instrument I play now. I found that the majority of musicians couldn’t bear that. They are not used to listening to the bass because they think the bass is in the background to support them (Bass Quotes) I wasn’t originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone wants to play guitar (Bass Quotes) The press is like a big bass, you just stick a hook in their mouth and they’ll take it (Bass 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 Quotes) A lot of modern amps and preamps sound great when you’re jamming by yourself, but don’t hold up in a band situation. The sound isn’t dense enough, and the lows and highs tend to get soaked up by the bass and cymbals (Bass Quotes) I’ve never been able to sit round on my own and play drums, practice in the back room, never been able to. I’ve always played with other musicians. It’s how I play, there’s no joy for me in playing on my own, bashing away. I need a bass, a piano, guitar, whatever, and then I can play (Bass Quotes) If your concentration is getting bad, take up bass fishing. It will really improve your ability to focus. If you aren’t ready when that fish hits, you can’t set the hook (Bass Quotes) When I listen to a record, or when I’m making a record, I listen to everything. I listen to the drums, the bass, the voice, the arrangement. I listen to the whole piece as an ensemble (Bass Quotes) Even if chords are simple, they should rub. They should have dissonances in them. I’ve always used a lot of alternate bass lines, suspensions, widely spaced voicings. Dfferent textures to get very warm chords. Sometimes you’re setting up strange chords by placing a chord in front of it that’s going to set it off like a diamond in a gold band. It’s not just finding interesting chords, it’s how you sequence them, like stringing together pearls on a string... Interesting chords will compel interesting melodies. It’s very hard to write a boring melody to an interesting chord sequence (Bass Quotes) The bass is the link between harmony and rhythm. It is the foundation of a band. It is what all the other instruments stand upon, but it is rarely recognized as that (Bass Quotes) Guitar is for the head, drums are for the chest, but bass gets you in the groin (Bass Quotes) The sound of colors is so definite that it would be hard to find anyone who would express bright yellow with bass notes or dark lake with treble (Bass Quotes)

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