© 2020 Jason Couture
Quotes
Some of the most creative,
inspiring, spiritual and intellectual
people are bass players….
Jaco Pastorius
“It’s all in the hands…”
“It ain’t braggin’ if you can
back it up….”
“Music is the only thing
keeping the planet together.”
Stanley Clarke
“Bass players are always the
intellectual kind, but nobody
knows it.”
Edgar Meyer
“From the first moment that I
can remember, I had
identified myself as a bass
player and it had everything
to do with my father, who was
a bass player. And he loved
music, you know, as much as
anybody I’ve ever seen. And
that dynamic I just thought as
somehow was a straight pass
to me.”
Victor Wooten
“You can’t hold no groove if
you ain’t got no pocket.”
Randy Jackson
“It’s all about the groove.”
Les Claypool
“Theaters are great. They’re
designed to sound good, not
for basketball.”
Gene Simmons
“You want to be an artist?
Here’s a can of paint. Paint my
house bitch!”
Suzi Quatro
“Guitar is for the head, drums
are for the chest, but bass
gets you in the groin.”
