Great bass & music quotes

[djero44]

I was just thumbing through an old BP mag over breakfast, when I ran into a great quote that I wanted to share with you guys. I also thought it could be a fun thread, so please add your own quotes, even if they are from you!

"In many ways, being a bass player is like being a guardian of the most precious element on earth. Groove makes the world go round."

Ed Friedland 2004

[fearceol]

The first one that comes to mind is from James Jamerson, who when asked why he never cleaned or changed his strings, replied : "The funk is in the gunk" !!

[totallyfrozen]

Aaaaah...I got nothin'

[JTE]

"There are only two kinds of music; music that sounds good, and whatever you want to call that other stuff." Duke Ellington

"Just because the bass has a traditional role to fulfill, doesn't mean one has to fulfill it in the traditional manner". Jack Bruce

"There are more bad musicians than there is bad music." Isaac Stern

"Without space, music is just noise piling up on itself." T. R. Kelly

John

[JTE]

Oh, and this one...

"Music is the last refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness." Emile Cioran

jte

[Tat2dHeart]

"You can't go to the store and buy a good ear and rhythm." ~ Les Paul

"A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians." ~ Frank Zappa