You can’t watch ‘Dr. Strangelove’ with commercials. That would be sacrilegious. Les Claypool Read Quote
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. Les Claypool Read Quote
Band chemistry is a tricky thing. If one guy isn’t feeling right with the other guys, everything gets thrown off. When you get the personalities and the chemistry right, that’s a grand slam. Les Claypool Read Quote
I like to open new doors and blaze new trails through the jungle and all that whatnot. What keeps me goin’ all these years is changin’ it up. Les Claypool Read Quote
The first film I made was when I was 13 and it was called ‘The Dogs That Ate Detroit.’ It starred my Saint Bernard Barney, and it was a killer thriller with oodles of special effects that were cutting edge for the time. Les Claypool Read Quote
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. Les Claypool Read Quote
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. Les Claypool Read Quote
I pretty much built a band out of the most incredible guys I could possibly find. I didn’t really want a six-piece band, but it just ended up being a six-piece band because these guys are all awesome. Les Claypool Read Quote
My favorite venues are the 2,000 seat theaters, like the Warfield. If there was a Warfield in every city, I would play it. That’s all I would do. I love venues like that. Les Claypool Read Quote
I never think about rhythm versus melody; I’ve always just played to what’s in my head. Les Claypool Read Quote
