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Bassist

Mike Gordon is a talented bassist born on June 3, 1965. He is renowned in the music industry for his unique style and skills, serving as a bassist for several well-known bands.

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“Actually, it's great to play with someone who tries to come up with interesting drum beats because it pushes the music in different directions.”

Trying Different Play Interesting Beats Come Up Different Directions Drum Beats

Author:Mike Gordon

“As long as we keep learning new music and getting better musically, there's a good chance that the record deal won't change anything.”

Long Chance Deals Records Get Better New Music Good Chance Keep Learning Learning New

Author:Mike Gordon

“I built all the speaker cabinets myself.”

Built Speakers Cabinets

Author:Mike Gordon

“I guess there are two things that make me like songs generally, of ours, and that is if they groove well, or if they have a jam that can go somewhere.”

Ifs Wells Two Song Two Things Jam Groove

Author:Mike Gordon

“I like referring to the saxophone and having a guitar lick instead. Same with the cymbals; having the cymbals and not playing cymbals.”

Guitar Referring Saxophone Cymbals

Author:Mike Gordon

“I've written some poetry, but...songs have to be more poetic, and I've really gotten to this non-poetic sort of writing.”

Writing Song Written Poetic

Author:Mike Gordon

“It does make sense to put on some songs that are relatively short, because radio usually only plays songs that are less than 4 or 5 minutes.”

Doe Play Song Minutes Radio Make Sense

Author:Mike Gordon

“Right after I graduated, my girlfriend, who I had been going out with for five years, dumped me, and my grandmother died.”

Years Five Died Girlfriend Five Years Grandmother Going Out My Grandmother My Girlfriend Dumped Mother Died

Author:Mike Gordon

“The guy we want to get is the guy who did the Aerosmith album which is coming out in two days, and a Chili Peppers album, and a couple of Pearl Jam albums. We want to get someone that will sort of bring out the high energy aspect more than the dreaminess that was on the last album.”

Want Two Lasts Guy Energy Couple Aspect Albums Coming Out Pearls Jam Two Days Peppers High Energy Chili Aerosmith Pearl Jam Chili Peppers

Author:Mike Gordon

“Usually I don't think much in terms of interesting sounds. Although I think I want to get one of those whammy pedals, I forget what it's called and who makes it. It's got a whole bunch of different settings. You can play a note and it will raise the pitch when you push the pedal.”

Thinking Want Different Play Whole Sound Term Forget Interesting Raises Notes Setting Bunch Settings Pedals

Author:Mike Gordon

“We have access to more resources in general, and they are not going to force a situation on us, whether its the producer, or the cover, or what songs we have to play. And it's a small enough company that it seems like the people there care about music and not just about business.”

People Enough Play Seems Care Song Force Company Situation Resources Access Producers

Author:Mike Gordon

“A lot of the great songwriters in history have been collaborators, with a separate lyricist.”

Has Beens Songwriting Songwriters Singer Songwriters Collaborators Lyricists

Author:Mike Gordon

“In order to have that incredible groove that makes you dream you have to think not of the groove, but of the dream.”

Thinking Dream Order Incredibles Groove Dreams You Have

Author:Mike Gordon

“I'm not really satisfied with anything I have written to date.”

Written Dating Satisfied

Author:Mike Gordon

“I haven't written enough songs to be able to say that I have a system. I've only written a handful.”

Enough Able Song Written Havens Handful

Author:Mike Gordon

“I'm always interested in mixing technology and music. You know, maybe I'll have a MIDI bass pickup at some point, I don't really think that's the direction I would want to go.”

Thinking Knows Want Technology Bass Mixing Pickups Midi

Author:Mike Gordon

“Travelling to different countries is a goal. I wouldn't mind playing huge places if we got an opportunity to, but it's nice to play small places too. Fish was saying yesterday that he doesn't ever want to play stadiums, or maybe he would once, he said.”

Ifs Want Mind Said Different Country Play Opportunity Goal Nice Journey Huge Fishes Yesterday Stadiums Different Countries Small Places Mind Playing

Author:Mike Gordon

“The worst thing I could be thinking is how could I be a cool bass player.”

Thinking Player Worst Worst Things Bass Gamer Bass Players

Author:Mike Gordon

“Last tour my bass rig was breaking down every other night. That was a pain. We would get on stage and Trey would count off the song, and I'd play the first note and nothing would be there. Those guys would just roll their eyes.”

Firsts Play Would Be Eye Pain Lasts Night Guy Song Stage Notes Breaking Down Bass Rigs Last Song

Author:Mike Gordon

“I don't really have a favorite bass player. I listen to a lot of bluegrass. But then again, I'm not a typical bluegrass bass player. I was really into the Grateful Dead, and I still am - I don't listen to them too much, but for me they are a big influence.”

Stills Bigs Too Much Player Influence Grateful Typical Bass Bass Players Bluegrass

Author:Mike Gordon

“It's really important for the bass and the drums to somehow blend.”

Important Bass

Author:Mike Gordon

“I feel like I want to write some songs and I don't know how to go about doing it. Usually it's the lyrics that are a problem, and I think I am not really cut out to be a lyricist.”

Thinking Knows Want Feels Writing Problem Song Know How Cutting Lyricists

Author:Mike Gordon

About the Author

Born: June 3, 1965
Known for: Bassist
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