Greg Lake
Greg Lake
Gregory Stuart "Greg" Lakeis an English singer, musician, songwriter and producer. He was a singer and bassist for King Crimson before becoming the bassist, guitarist, singer and lyricist for Emerson, Lake & Palmer. He also recorded as a solo artist, most notably scoring a major hit single in 1975 with "I Believe in Father Christmas"...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionBassist
Date of Birth10 November 1947
CityPoole, England
emotional soul music-is
Music is an emotional experience, and that is what imprints itself on the soul.
art thinking emotion
I think for me, any great art is art which communicates human emotion.
fun self people
Philosophically, what I have learned is to thy own self be true. That is the biggest lesson of all. Relax; music is fun. To many people take it to seriously because of the money involved.
heart play differences
When you play music with someone who has a heart rather than playing with someone who is just doing it for money or is cynical it makes all the difference.
unique unique-experiences songwriting
I couldn't say there is a formula to songwriting. Each time is a unique experience.
years two numbers
When you are in a band for a number of years you loose your identity in a way. You become a part of that band and then all of a sudden you are not part of that band. You are still the band without the other two members.
Unless you go forward then you are going back.
life creativity want
I feel with ELP that I wasn't making the most of my life and I wasn't making the most of my creativity. I was marking time. I don't want to do that. Life is to short.
believe writing issues
Sometimes you have to grit your teeth and remain tenacious and just believe the end will come. Other times it's not an issue. You just write on and the end comes naturally.
albums way pioneering
The early ELP albums were pioneering in a way.
art thinking goal
I don't think art is a goal orientated business. I don't do things for the challenges, I only do them because I love them, I'm not really a goal orientated, achiever type of person.
black musical trying
I would like to involve myself in some black music. I would like to do some blues and some gospel music. I want to try stuff from other genres and try to widen my musical base.
play long people
As long as people want to hear me play and as long as I'm able to play, then I will. I enjoy playing and performing. If I wasn't doing that, what else would I do?
song couple memories
Again there are so many records which contain fond memories and music and songs of which I have to say I am quite proud. There are a couple of tracks which in retrospect on which I now wish I had pushed the red button, however I'm sure this is true of any artist career that has spanned the number of years that mine has. I do not believe however that I have ever made a bad record and I have certainly never made a record to which I didn't give my complete commitment.