36 Quotes by John Entwistle


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    So by the time I taught myself the bass guitar at the age of 14, my hands were already pretty nimble.

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    I have got an anthology album out. The American version has got the same mixes but the European version, I remixed them in the studio and added a couple of things that I have always wanted to add.

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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.

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    I’m only interested in heavy metal when it’s me who’s playing it. I suppose it’s a bit like smelling your own farts.

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    With bass, especially bottom end, the vibration has to happen on stage otherwise the feel is wrong. This is why you can’t scale the equipment down too far.

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    I ain’t heard anyone play like I do in my band and I am very happy about that.

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    I supply the music for Vampires, which is a new series that’s coming out.

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