Les Claypool Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“To me, if you're going to talk about funk, you have to go back to George Clinton and Bernie Worrell. Those guys are the giants. I've played with Bernie, and it was unreal. He's the master.”

“You know, whenever somebody comes in, in any situation - whether it's a poker game or a bobsled team or a band - it's gonna change things. And sometimes significantly.”

“I have a very difficult time describing my music. Because I run into people in the hardware store and they go, 'Oh, you're a musician. So what kind of music do you play?' And I go, 'Uh, I've been doin' this for many years - I don't know what to call it.'”

“For the past couple of years I've been pretty bored with music in general... just bored with it.”

“You might have a favorite book or film, but you can only watch or read it so many times before you have to let it sit and then go back and realize it's your favorite still. At some point everything gets a little stale and you have to step away from it.”

“It's always hard to put your finger on what it is that makes Primus Primus.”

“I liked the name Frog Brigade because it lent itself to a lot of cool imagery with the whole frog thing.”

“I never think about rhythm versus melody; I've always just played to what's in my head.”

“As I've moved through life, I've found that I like things to be as casual and as spontaneous as possible when writing.”

“I love character actors. If I'm switching channels, and something with Slim Pickens is on, or Walter Brennan, I'm stuck. I have to watch it.”