Les Claypool
Les Claypool
Leslie Edward "Les" Claypoolis an American musician, singer, songwriter, composer, author and actor best known as the bassist and lead vocalist of the band Primus. Claypool's playing style on the electric bass mixes tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends, and slapping...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth29 September 1963
CountryUnited States of America
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I think Phish will come back. I just think it's time for a breather.
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I enjoy my John Deere tractor quite a lot. It's a tool that I must use to keep Mother Nature at bay. I have all kinds of things encroaching on my property.
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For me to do a project - I have a pretty successful solo career, so - for me to even want to do Primus, it had to be a creative step forward.
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Play as much as you can as often as you can with as many people as you can. That's how you learn and grow.
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I've had fish come up on stage, and it's pretty disgusting. I try and discourage that. I discourage anything flying up on stage, actually.
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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.
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As I've moved through life, I've found that I like things to be as casual and as spontaneous as possible when writing.
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It's always hard to put your finger on what it is that makes Primus Primus.
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You know, there are times when you play a song over and over and over and you get a little tired of it and you let it sit for a while. It's like, you may love eating sushi, but if you eat it every single day, you're going to get a little tired of it.
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I don't know if it was the whole audience getting stoned out of their minds getting ready for the Floyd thing or what it was, but it was like playing to a painting.
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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.
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I'm an old man. I'm going to start writing my book tomorrow. Really though, I've got some awesome memories and stories. It's all good.
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The bass is just the crayon that I picked out of the box. I'd probably be writing similar stuff if I played guitar or trumpet. The pictures I want to draw I do with this crayon I chose, which is the bass.
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The scene itself in San Francisco is just bizarre and non-existent for young bands and places to play... it's just so scattered now.