Quotes & Sayings About Upright Bass

I played upright bass. I wanted to write great tunes, play the bass, be a band leader, and smoke a big funny pipe like Charlie Mingus. So I went out and bought the pipe when I was around 18 or 19 years old. You know even women smoke a pipe in Glasgow. I worked with Carla Bley and she smoked a pipe, which I find fascinating. — Jack Bruce

My mum's family would all get together, with guitars, harmonica, mandolins and upright bass and play old blues and folk songs. That was normal to me. — Dan Auerbach

Dorsey played the upright bass and steel guitar, as well as acoustic guitar. Johnny played acoustic guitar and together they were fabulous songwriters and singers. — Jimmy Griffin

I got 15 trumpets where other women got hips
& a upright bass for both sides of my heart — Ntozake Shange

I took the frets out of my bass after I was getting into jazz a lot and I wanted to have that upright sound. — Jaco Pastorius

I like things matching. I have an upright bass, a drum kit and a grand piano that's the same color. I tend to overthink things. — Penn Jillette