Les Claypool
Les Claypool
Leslie Edward "Les" Claypoolis an American musician, singer, songwriter, composer, author and actor best known as the bassist and lead vocalist of the band Primus. Claypool's playing style on the electric bass mixes tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends, and slapping...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth29 September 1963
CountryUnited States of America
names frogs imagery
I liked the name Frog Brigade because it lent itself to a lot of cool imagery with the whole frog thing.
spontaneity bigs believer
I'm a big believer in spontaneity.
couple past years
For the past couple of years I've been pretty bored with music in general... just bored with it.
something-new
Music in general is looking for something new overall.
casual life moved
As I've moved through life, I've found that I like things to be as casual and as spontaneous as possible when writing.
clinton george guys played talk
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.
discourage
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.
john kinds nature quite tool tractor
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.
american-musician time
I think Phish will come back. I just think it's time for a breather.
bass happens picked sounds trumpet whatever
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.
band change gonna poker situation somebody whenever whether
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.
describing music time
I have a very difficult time describing my music.
character love slim switching watch
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.
played versus
I never think about rhythm versus melody; I've always just played to what's in my head.