Home / Quotes / Quote by Matt Cameron

Quote by Matt Cameron

“Ben was more improvisational, and relied less on methodology, and basically is a guitarist who switched to bass, whereas Jeff has a more traditional approach to playing bass in a band, and has a great sense of what his band sounds like, and we lock up nicely.”

Quote by Matt Cameron

Author

Born on November 28, 1962, Matt Cameron is a renowned musician. He is best known for his role as the drummer for the rock band Pearl Jam, and has also provided musical support for other notable artists. more

You May Also Like

“I was training to be a lawyer... I was president of the law society at Glasgow University, and my bass guitarist was my secretary of my law society; the lead guitarist and writer worked at the law firm that I worked.”

Law President Training Guitar University Lawyer Firm Secretary Bass Guitarist Glasgow Law Firms

Author:Gerard Butler

“I'm not a really good classical guitarist by any means, but what I learned from this is a way of working very slowly on solo pieces and I enjoyed working on these pieces of John's. They were not written for solo guitar but a lot of them were easy to adapt.”

Way Mean Easy Pieces Written Guitar Enjoyed Solo Guitarist

Author:Marc Ribot

“In jazz, you listen to what the bass player is doing and what the drummer is doing, what the pianist and the guitarist is doing, and then you play something that compliments that, so you are thinking simultaneously and thinking ahead.”

Thinking Play Player Jazz Guitar Compliment Bass Drummer Guitarist Pianist Bass Players Compliments You Thinking Ahead Bass Guitar Playing Bass

Author:David Amram

“I never considered myself a songwriter, but now since I've been working with Nick Lowe, I am contributing to an extent. But I'm the guitarist and he's not, so we compliment each other in a way.”

Way Guitar Compliment Songwriters Contributing Guitarist Lowes

Author:Dave Edmunds

“Michael Sunday and I are the original members of the band. We first did it just for charities and benefit concerts. It was very ad-hoc, and before we knew it, we were really a band. We went through several drummers and guitarists before we were happy with the line up.”

Firsts Lines Band Members Benefits Originals Charity Guitar Sunday Concerts Ads Drummer Guitarist

Author:Peter Tork

“I love Gibsons, and Nationals, too. There's something magical about them.”

Author:Mark Knopfler

“While listening, to things like western swing, for instance, I'd work something out in my head, then play it on my National; not the same song, but one that captured the feeling of the original tune.”

Play Feelings Song Listening Originals Western Guitar Instance Tunes Swings Captured

Author:Mark Knopfler

“I guess, and it may be a flaw, that I think about rhythm more [than anything else]. I'm always wanting to find something unusual. I've started to try and write more traditionally, but for whatever reason, I tend toward trying to find something that sounds more like a pattern to me.”

Thinking Writing Trying May Reason Sound Guitar Patterns Rhythm Flaws Unusual

Author:Dave Matthews

“Lyrics are always misleading because they make people think that that's what the music is about.”

People Thinking Music Is Mislead

Author:Brian Eno

“What made me want to play guitar was that painting of Wings in concert in the gatefold of Wings Over America. It looked so exciting... I wanted to be part of it.”

Want Made Play Wanted America Painting Exciting Wings Guitar Concerts

Author:Alan Licht