Leo Fender Quotes

I like a nice rumble on bass, openness on guitar and drums that breathe.

I really pay attention to the bass in the music I listen to, and that's what I tend to write toward.

I just love the hypnosis of a single bass drum.

Rhythm is the pulse of music.

Sound is more than just noise. Ordered sound is music. My life is music.

Music is your guide.

Perhaps of all the most basic elements of music, rhythm most directly affects our central nervous system.

The music has to drive you. That's just it. You follow it. You follow the songs.

Music drives you. It wakes you up, it gets you pumping. And, at the end of the day, the correct tune will chill you down.

Music deals with time and timing. It's so magical, but when you get into it, every little sound and every little space between the sounds, it's critical, so critical. And if it's not there, it not only feels wrong, but it ruins things.

Rhythm and sounds are born with syllables.

The common denominator is a love of music.

Drums were my first instrument, my first love. I need rhythm, something that moves.

A jazz beat is a dynamic changing rhythm.

It's all about sound. It's that simple.

I don't make music for eyes. I make music for ears.

The best way to express rhythm is music.

I've got CDs in my car, listening all the time for that next song, because everybody's looking.

The heart of a music is its rhythm. The heart of rhythm section music is the rhythm.

I like rock music that has melody, but it also makes you wanna get up and dance.

I'm a percussionist, so that's most of what I know when I attack a record. Melodically, knowing the keys - my first love - that makes the perfect blend.

I'm a bass player and I'm a drummer - I'm a big fan of bass players.

Obviously, I like the drums to be heard. I think they're important.

The core of all the music I love is a good bass line and a good rhythm.

The more rocking, the better.