Quotes tagged ‘Bass’

“Kat Stratford: You can't just buy me a guitar every time you screw up, you know? Patrick: Yeah, I know. But then, you know, there's always drums, and bass, and maybe even one day a tambourine.”

— Karen McCullah Lutz, Kirsten Smith, Katarina "Kat" Stratford, Julia Stiles, imdb.com

“You know what, some of my favorite bass lines are the simplest ones ever. It's weird but I love the bass line in Van Halen's 'Running With The Devil' in open fucking E. Now, I appreciate any player who can lay down a solid bass groove, like Cliff Williams from AC/DC. Or Maiden's Steve Harris, who do…”

— Paul Gray, musicradar.com

“I think I started playing bass in 1990, which is what? 19 years ago…Wow, I'm getting old! Actually I played guitar first—hang on, my sunglasses are totally fucking up here—I played guitar first and never picked up a bass, wasn't interested in it at all. Then I moved to Iowa and I didn't have any fri…”

— Paul Gray, musicradar.com

“I listened to Chili Peppers, lots of funk and jazz players…Lots of Bootsy Collins stuff, so I tried to learn as much as I could.”

— Paul Gray, musicradar.com

“Why was the bass player arrested? He was caught fingering A minor.”

— recentlyunearthed, reddit.com