Greg Lake
Greg Lake
Gregory Stuart "Greg" Lakeis an English singer, musician, songwriter and producer. He was a singer and bassist for King Crimson before becoming the bassist, guitarist, singer and lyricist for Emerson, Lake & Palmer. He also recorded as a solo artist, most notably scoring a major hit single in 1975 with "I Believe in Father Christmas"...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionBassist
Date of Birth10 November 1947
CityPoole, England
song writing long
Songwriting is never one thing. I've spent as long as three months writing a song. Other times I've done it in twenty minutes.
dignity comeback defeat
Making a comeback is one of the most difficult things to do with dignity.
moving-forward standing-still stills
There is no standing still because time is moving forward.
love life relationship
Still...you turn me on
band huge less living music people ten
The less people that are on the stage, there's more drama. You start living the music with each individual. When you see a band with ten people on stage, just a huge ensemble, you don't know who's doing what.
behind pick songs tune wonderful
Songs are like children. They are all special to me - you can't just pick a favorite. Of course, 'Lucky Man' was a special tune with a wonderful story behind it. They have all done different things.
art becomes good periods
I'll have periods when I write and periods when I don't. But you don't want it to become a discipline, really. If it becomes a discipline, it becomes a chore, and that's no good. To make art you need to be inspired.
art eye cities
I like the sense of the road passing my eyes. It's always a fascinating experience to come into a new city...the sense of the people changing, the food changing, everything changing, the art.