Mike Gordon
Mike Gordon
Michael Eliot "Mike" Gordonis a bass guitar player and vocalist most recognized as a founding member and bassist for the rock band Phish. In addition to bass, Gordon is an accomplished banjo player, and is proficient at piano, and guitar. He is also a filmmaker and author. He has released four solo studio albums...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBassist
Date of Birth3 June 1965
CitySudbury, MA
CountryUnited States of America
grateful player bass
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.
song pain eye
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.
player thinking bass
The worst thing I could be thinking is how could I be a cool bass player.
country nice opportunity
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.
technology thinking bass
I'm always interested in mixing technology and music. You know, maybe I'll have a MIDI bass pickup at some point, I don't really think that's the direction I would want to go.
song able enough
I haven't written enough songs to be able to say that I have a system. I've only written a handful.
dating satisfied written
I'm not really satisfied with anything I have written to date.
dream thinking order
In order to have that incredible groove that makes you dream you have to think not of the groove, but of the dream.
song writing cutting
I feel like I want to write some songs and I don't know how to go about doing it. Usually it's the lyrics that are a problem, and I think I am not really cut out to be a lyricist.
play interesting trying
Actually, it's great to play with someone who tries to come up with interesting drum beats because it pushes the music in different directions.
long get-better records
As long as we keep learning new music and getting better musically, there's a good chance that the record deal won't change anything.
thinking play interesting
Usually I don't think much in terms of interesting sounds. Although I think I want to get one of those whammy pedals, I forget what it's called and who makes it. It's got a whole bunch of different settings. You can play a note and it will raise the pitch when you push the pedal.
girlfriend grandmother years
Right after I graduated, my girlfriend, who I had been going out with for five years, dumped me, and my grandmother died.
song play radio
It does make sense to put on some songs that are relatively short, because radio usually only plays songs that are less than 4 or 5 minutes.