35 Quotes by Stanley Clarke

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    After my last solo album in '93, I got heavily into the film-composing thing. I didn't really have much to say... I was going through a divorce at that point, and to be quite honest, I really wasn't in the mood for making a CD then.

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    It was kind of cool to be able to go back and listen to what it was that I was doing during a particular time in my career.

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    He's probably the most interesting musician I've met in the last 10 years. You can write anything for him, and he can play it.

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    George is a great combination of science and soul, I've never forgotten where I come from. This is my home.

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    The main thing that everyone was looking for in selecting which songs would go on this anthology were the ones in which the bass was really prominent.

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    I called the great French violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and I said 'So, who's the new cat? Who's got the stuff? And he said Zach Brock.

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    I live a different way today. I have a family, and they are a priority for me. These days, I no longer wake up in the morning and worry if my bass is tuned properly and practice for hours and hours on end. I don't perform as much, but when I do, there's such magic to working in front of a live audience.

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    Surrounding myself with people I enjoy being with made the sessions effortless. Everyone came prepared and ready to play. All were great musicians and they came to the studio to give everything they had.

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