American - Musician | September 29, 1963 -
I've always said the bass just happens to be the crayon I picked out of the box. I'd still be drawing the same pictures... should I have picked trumpet or accordion or guitar, whatever it may be. The sounds in my head are still the same.
Les Claypool
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Band chemistry is a tricky thing. If one guy isn't feeling right with the other guys, everything gets thrown off. When you get the personalities and the chemistry right, that's a grand slam.
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If I'm home and I come up with something, I'll try to record it, but a lot of the time I'll forget to. A lot of things go off into space and never come back 'cause I just don't remember them.
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I don't really listen to bassists - not anymore. When I was younger, I listened to those guys and was trying to figure out everything they did. Nowadays, I draw inspiration from everybody.
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For me to do a project - I have a pretty successful solo career, so - for me to even want to do Primus, it had to be a creative step forward.
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It's always hard to put your finger on what it is that makes Primus Primus.
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I have a very difficult time describing my music.
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I like to open new doors and blaze new trails through the jungle and all that whatnot. What keeps me goin' all these years is changin' it up.
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I've just always had a soft spot for character actors.
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From my experience, moving through life, things tend to go in eight- to 10-year cycles. Friends, relationships and whatnot.
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Play as much as you can as often as you can with as many people as you can. That's how you learn and grow.
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