On the other hand, I’m very tolerant as well. I expect that everybody can play what they want. I’m only not tolerant when it comes to myself and what is presented on my album that I have to listen to for the rest of my life. Eberhard Weber Read Quote
In 1972, I got my first electric bass and started playing the kind of instrument I play now. I found that the majority of musicians couldn’t bear that. They are not used to listening to the bass because they think the bass is in the background to support them. Eberhard Weber Read Quote
If there is a good musical reason, I think it might draw more attention and sell, though it is not guaranteed. To make a record without a musical reason, you have to either be a pop star who sells automatically or just be lucky. Eberhard Weber Read Quote
I was afraid the other musicians might want to present themselves too much, though I see in the coverage I’ve received of the album that the musicians got wonderful reviews for their contributions and abilities. I think the four musicians played freely within my limits. Eberhard Weber Read Quote
I realized pretty soon that I have to do more than just play bass in the background way. So, I developed a kind of playing which only a handful of musicians accepted. Eberhard Weber Read Quote
I like to create the music I hear in my interior. As a conductor, you have the ability to squeeze the sounds and interpretation you asked for from 50 to 80 people. Eberhard Weber Read Quote
I am a classical music lover – not necessarily the contemporary stuff, but the old stuff. Eberhard Weber Read Quote
At the time, I didn’t know that bass would not be enough for me. I’m not a bass player because bass is always a background instrument even to this very day. Eberhard Weber Read Quote
