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Andy Rourke

English Musician

Born: Jan 17, 1964

First Love Music People Work You

Related authors: David Bowie Elton John Harry Styles John Lennon Mick Jagger Ozzy Osbourne Paul McCartney Yungblud

When I started playing the bass, I became kind of fascinated by it and started investigating various styles of bass playing, and I was really struck with funk music, mainly American funk music - Stanley Clarke, Funkadelic and that kind of stuff. That comes out in a couple of songs like 'Barbarism Begins at Home.' Andy Rourke

Music Home Bass Out Kind Clarke Struck Various Investigating Songs Mainly Stuff Like Couple Became Styles Begins American Barbarism Really Fascinated Stanley Started Playing Funk

You can't record an album called 'Meat Is Murder' and slip out for a burger. Andy Rourke

You Burger Slip Out Record Meat Album

You don't want to be a one-trick pony. On a lot of Smiths songs, I used a pick or a plectrum, and for some of the slow songs, I used my thumbs and my fingers. That's why I love the bass - it's adaptable, and you can express yourself so well with it. Andy Rourke

Love You Yourself Slow Bass Some Fingers Pick Songs Thumbs Well Lot Want Pony Used Express Express Yourself Why Adaptable

When I'm DJing for two hours, I might play two or three Smiths songs. Andy Rourke

Three Songs Hours Might Play Two

I had learned classical guitar when I was a kid, and I embraced it, and apparently I got good at it. Andy Rourke

Good Guitar Kid Embraced Classical Classical Guitar Had Learned Got Apparently

With Freebass, there were no rules, really. It was all rather chaotic. Obviously, Hooky was playing the high end stuff, which he always does; Mani was doing the bottom end, and I thought I'd go midway and meet everyone in the middle. Andy Rourke

Thought Meet Everyone Chaotic Rules High Rather High-End No Rules Bottom He Stuff Obviously Does Always Doing Go Were End Middle Which Midway Really Playing

It has been a pleasure to play with all these artists. Pretenders was a real highlight, but also Damon, aka Badly Drawn Boy, Sinead... Ian Brown... all of these people I learn from and love to work with. Andy Rourke

Work Love People Pleasure Drawn Has-Been Pretenders Brown Badly Highlight Also Learn Boy Real Been Artists Play

My very first job was selling pop off the back of a wagon. Then I went to work in a timber yard to save up for my bass amp and joined The Smiths. Andy Rourke

Work Job First Bass Back Joined First Job Yard Timber Wagon Off Up Selling Very Then Pop Amp Save

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