15 Mike Gordon Quotes for You to Enjoy

Mike Gordon

American Musician

Born: Jun 3, 1965

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Surrender to the flow. Mike Gordon

Surrender Flow

If part of the purpose of making an album is to get some radio play, then you might as well think about that. But that's not really how we picked the songs. Mike Gordon

You Think Some About Purpose Songs Part Picked Well How Making Get Might Then Really Radio Play Album

We have been trying to play a lot of different kinds of music, and probably the next album will go back more towards the direction where you couldn't classify each song as a certain kind of music. This album you can. Mike Gordon

There's no way we could play a country song as well as a country band or a Latin song as well as a Latin band. We could never expect to do that. We just keep doing what we do, what we know how to do. We sound like ourselves. Mike Gordon

Song Country Band Way Latin Ourselves Could Never Never Expect Like Know Well How Sound Doing Expect Just Keep Play

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. Mike Gordon

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I'm not really allowed to talk about the Dead though. I think when we are at our best, we definitely do things that the Dead or no other band could do. We explore things and take things to the extreme. Mike Gordon

Best Band Think Other Our Extreme Definitely Though About Could Take Allowed Talk Dead Really Explore Things

Elektra has no control over the live show, at least. Mike Gordon

Control Live No Control Over Least Show Elektra

This is my second bass that Paul built me. There were some changes that were made. Sometimes I think of changes that could be made having to do with both the sound and the feel. It's definitely a beautiful instrument. Mike Gordon

Beautiful Me Sometimes Made Think Bass Changes Definitely Some Having Both Could Feel Instrument Built Sound Were Paul Second

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. Mike Gordon

Eyes Song First Stage Nothing Pain Down Every Bass Other Those Would Would-Be Guys Count Tour Off Get Roll Just Breaking Note Play Rig Last Night

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. Mike Gordon

Music You Technology Pickup Think Bass Would Some Direction Point Know Always Go Mixing Maybe Want Interested Really

I agree with the rest of the band, that a truly synthesized sound isn't really what I would want to go for. Mike Gordon

Rest Band Would Sound Go Truly Want Really Agree

I like to be sort of grounded with Fish. But, at the same time, I think probably what's unique about us is the way other dynamics happen, where I'll play off Trey for awhile. When we start playing a jam, I don't usually know what's going to happen, I don't have a plan. Mike Gordon

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The way that we imitate each others' riffs is something that other bands don't do as much. If we're jamming with a jazz band, or I am jamming with a jazz band, I have to catch myself, the tendency is always to do that. Mike Gordon

Myself Band Jazz Other Imitate Others Way Something Tendency Catch Always Am Bands Jamming Much Jazz Band Each Riffs

I think one thing that helped the sound change, it's a real subtle thing; it's just one switch on my bass, it has three positions, and I usually boost the mid-range frequency, I lowered the frequency that I boost, and that goes out to the sound system, too. Mike Gordon

It's really important for the bass and the drums to somehow blend. Mike Gordon

Important Bass Somehow Blend Drums Really

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