We've all had our thing. I listened to the Monkees when I was little kid. Les Claypool havekidlisten Change image and share on social
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 accordionbasbox share on social
I've just always had a soft spot for character actors. Les Claypool actorcharacterhave Change image and share on social
San Francisco is an interesting place. It's always been such a nice culturally diverse environment, which it still is, but there's a lot of money there now and a lot of dot com's so it's a little different than it used to be. Les Claypool culturallydiversedot share on social
Comedians get jokes offered to them, rock stars get women and underwear thrown onstage, and I get guys that want to take me fishing. Les Claypool comedianfishguy Change image and share on social
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. Les Claypool backbernieclinton Change image and share on social
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.' Les Claypool calldescribedifficult share on social
More than anything, I think the best thing you can do as an artist is just stay as true to yourself as possible and hope that your fan base will appreciate that. Les Claypool artistbasefan Change image and share on social
I didn't realize Metallica was as big as they were. I just thought it was my buddy Kirk's band - we went to high school together. I wasn't really following metal. Les Claypool bandbigbuddy Change image and share on social
I'm a big believer in spontaneity. Les Claypool believerbigspontaneity Change image and share on social
