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Les Claypool

I'm a big believer in spontaneity.

— Les Claypool believe

I like to open new doors and blaze new trails through the jungle and all that whatnot. What keeps me goin' all these years is changin' it up.

— Les Claypool

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 hate

Daniel Day-Lewis is my favorite actor walking the planet right now. He never ceases to amaze me.

— Les Claypool right

Because nobody wanted to play bass, I was instantly in a band.

— Les Claypool body

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.

— Les Claypool joy

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 women

You can't watch 'Dr. Strangelove' with commercials. That would be sacrilegious.

— Les Claypool love

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 hope

I think Phish will come back. I just think it's time for a breather.

— Les Claypool time

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 you

You know, whenever somebody comes in, in any situation - whether it's a poker game or a bobsled team or a band - it's gonna change things. And sometimes significantly.

— Les Claypool time

You might have a favorite book or film, but you can only watch or read it so many times before you have to let it sit and then go back and realize it's your favorite still. At some point everything gets a little stale and you have to step away from it.

— Les Claypool time

For the past couple of years I've been pretty bored with music in general... just bored with it.

— Les Claypool music

It's always hard to put your finger on what it is that makes Primus Primus.

— Les Claypool you

I liked the name Frog Brigade because it lent itself to a lot of cool imagery with the whole frog thing.

— Les Claypool self

As I've moved through life, I've found that I like things to be as casual and as spontaneous as possible when writing.

— Les Claypool life

I love character actors. If I'm switching channels, and something with Slim Pickens is on, or Walter Brennan, I'm stuck. I have to watch it.

— Les Claypool love

I never think about rhythm versus melody; I've always just played to what's in my head.

— Les Claypool think

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.

— Les Claypool courage

Music in general is looking for something new overall.

— Les Claypool music

New Year's was insane! It was the best show I've ever played for New Year's.

— Les Claypool play

I don't really listen to bassists - not anymore. When I was younger, I listened to those guys and was trying to figure out everything they did. Nowadays, I draw inspiration from everybody.

— Les Claypool inspiration

You know, people would always ask me, 'How long is Primus going to go on?' And I would say, 'Until it isn't fun anymore.' At the end of the '90s, it just wasn't fun anymore on many levels.

— Les Claypool people

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 thought

Im a big believer in spontaneity.

— Les Claypool believe

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