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
draw figure listened trying
I don't really listen to bassists - not anymore. When I was younger, I listened to those guys and was trying to figure out everything they did. Nowadays, I draw inspiration from everybody.
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.
project solo step successful
For me to do a project - I have a pretty successful solo career, so - for me to even want to do Primus, it had to be a creative step forward.
learn people
Play as much as you can as often as you can with as many people as you can. That's how you learn and grow.
hard
It's always hard to put your finger on what it is that makes Primus Primus.
bass draw picked played similar stuff
The bass is just the crayon that I picked out of the box. I'd probably be writing similar stuff if I played guitar or trumpet. The pictures I want to draw I do with this crayon I chose, which is the bass.
buddy following high metallica realize school
I didn't realize Metallica was as big as they were. I just thought it was my buddy Kirk's band - we went to high school together. I wasn't really following metal.
beaver desk eager front guy people pretend sticky wants
I had one guy pretend to be me, go to a hotel room, and tell the people at the front desk that it was me, and then he went in and stole all of our luggage. There's always that eager beaver that wants to be a part of the team and comes off as a sticky fly.
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.