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
followed music
I just always wanted to play music and everything that followed from that just tumbled on, one thing to the next.
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.
biggest decision far hope protest
This will be our biggest protest so far and we hope that it facilitates the right decision being made quickly.
dignity comeback defeat
Making a comeback is one of the most difficult things to do with dignity.
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.
made music-is greatest-music
The greatest music is made for love, not for money.
song couple memories
Again there are so many records which contain fond memories and music and songs of which I have to say I am quite proud. There are a couple of tracks which in retrospect on which I now wish I had pushed the red button, however I'm sure this is true of any artist career that has spanned the number of years that mine has. I do not believe however that I have ever made a bad record and I have certainly never made a record to which I didn't give my complete commitment.
writing discipline want
I continue to write. It's just one of those things that I do. 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.
albums way pioneering
The early ELP albums were pioneering in a way.
years two numbers
When you are in a band for a number of years you loose your identity in a way. You become a part of that band and then all of a sudden you are not part of that band. You are still the band without the other two members.
humble giving way
Walking through the Capitol Building gives you a sense of how it all began here. It was reassuring to see how restrained it was. It was very humble in a way.
heart play differences
When you play music with someone who has a heart rather than playing with someone who is just doing it for money or is cynical it makes all the difference.
fun self people
Philosophically, what I have learned is to thy own self be true. That is the biggest lesson of all. Relax; music is fun. To many people take it to seriously because of the money involved.
snow tree united-states
I love touring in the United States. It's dramatically different wherever you go. North to south you're going from snow to palm trees.