Les Claypool Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“I pretty much built a band out of the most incredible guys I could possibly find. I didn't really want a six-piece band, but it just ended up being a six-piece band because these guys are all awesome.”

“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.”

“From my experience, moving through life, things tend to go in eight- to 10-year cycles. Friends, relationships and whatnot.”

“I have a very difficult time describing my music.”

“I've just always had a soft spot for character actors.”

“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.”

“Theaters are great. They're designed to sound good, not for basketball.”

“We've all had our thing. I listened to the Monkees when I was little kid.”

“My heroes are guys like Frank Capra and Elia Kazan and Coen brothers and Terry Gilliam, more so than a lot of bass players at this point in my life. So I've always been an old-film nut and have very much enjoyed doing videos over the years.”

“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.”