#lay

The worst thing I could be thinking is how could I be a cool bass player. ↗

— Mike Gordon

#bass player #cool #could #how #i

And then, I was thinking of doing a record just like starting with voice, because I did this one song that was just kind of a cappella, and I did it for this art piece I did where people could come and play music to go with a voice. ↗

— Kim Gordon

#because #cappella #come #could #did

I just think that playing bass, like punk rock bass with a pick, wasn't meant to be done for 25 years. ↗

— Kim Gordon

#done #i #just #like #meant

It's really hard for me to sing and play bass. ↗

— Kim Gordon

#hard #me #play #really #sing

Well, it was kind of accidental that Jim started playing with us, although it wasn't sudden... we hadn't really looked around to think who could be a fifth member. ↗

— Kim Gordon

#although #around #could #fifth #hadn

I don't really have a favorite bass player. I listen to a lot of bluegrass. But then again, I'm not a typical bluegrass bass player. I was really into the Grateful Dead, and I still am - I don't listen to them too much, but for me they are a big influence. ↗

— Mike Gordon

#am #bass #bass player #big #big influence

I like to be sort of grounded with Fish. But, at the same time, I think probably what's unique about us is the way other dynamics happen, where I'll play off Trey for awhile. When we start playing a jam, I don't usually know what's going to happen, I don't have a plan. ↗

— Mike Gordon

#awhile #dynamics #fish #going #grounded

Last tour my bass rig was breaking down every other night. That was a pain. We would get on stage and Trey would count off the song, and I'd play the first note and nothing would be there. Those guys would just roll their eyes. ↗

— Mike Gordon

#breaking #count #down #every #eyes

Lately Fish and I have been hooking up more, which is a good thing because it's just been a struggle for me as a bass player to play with someone who's so creative on the drums, and lately it's been really good, especially during sound checks. ↗

— Mike Gordon

#bass #bass player #because #been #checks

Travelling to different countries is a goal. I wouldn't mind playing huge places if we got an opportunity to, but it's nice to play small places too. Fish was saying yesterday that he doesn't ever want to play stadiums, or maybe he would once, he said. ↗

— Mike Gordon

#different #different countries #ever #fish #goal