John Entwistle
John Entwistle
John Alec Entwistlewas an English singer, songwriter, composer, musician, film and music producer. In a music career that spanned more than 40 years, Entwistle was best known as the original bass guitarist for the English rock band the Who. He was the only member of the band to have formal musical training. His aggressive lead sound influenced many rock bass players. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Who in 1990...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth9 October 1944
exactly people
What I feel I am doing now is giving to the people exactly what they paid for but never actually heard before.
bars bunch people problem younger
Our problem is that we play in a bunch of big bars and a whole lot of the younger people can't get into them and it is really frustrating.
people
I love playing for people.
people netherlands flats
The Netherlands are wet, flat and full of stoned people.
rap people band
I can't stand rap....people who can't sing do rap....you can sing rebellion as well as talk it....Hitler would have been in a rap band.
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I set myself up to be a bass guitarist and bass players get a lot more work than people like me.
amplifier cross mid rather separate three type
Rather than use a cross over type system, I use three separate amplifier systems: one for bottom, one for the mid and one for top.
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That was the producer who produced a couple of my solo albums. He produced my second, third and fourth solo albums. It was his project and I just joined him on it. I sang on one and played bass on another one.
We'll open for anyone, we are just looking to play.
gradually larger louder mic playing systems venues
We were gradually playing larger venues and in the early days PA systems were kind of non-existent. So to play loud, we had to use louder equipment. The PA systems back then didn't mic the instruments - only the vocals.
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When I was six years old I was forced by my mother to learn piano, which I hated. However, it loosened up both my left and right hands.
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Wow, I sure do miss John hey, groupies!
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This band makes sure that we have whole sections of stuff that are free form so that they don't know what we are doing next, that is the fun part of playing. You are playing something that you haven't ever played before.
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It is great to be back in a four piece band where there are a whole bunch of holes to fill and I do it. It is exactly what I want.