Glenn Hughes Professions : Bassist Born : August 21, 1951 Browse All Authors Top 16 quotes by Glenn Hughes I heard the Beatles and the Stones, and Mom bought me an electric guitar. I played lead for four years and then switched to bass. One day someone suggested that I should sing, so I sheepishly stepped up to the microphone and the rest is rock history. Glenn Hughes rocks guitar mom Listen to your inner-voice: Surround yourself with loving, nurturing people. Fall in love with your art and find yourself. Music is the great communicator. Glenn Hughes love art fall I thank God for his many blessings he has given me, but money and prestige are not what it's about. I seek spiritual progression. Glenn Hughes thank-god spiritual blessing I had a constant fascination with the darkside. It is another world, bordering on insanity, and demonic possession, or what I thought was my own Soul Bending personal nirvana. Its good to be back in the middle of the boat, instead of hanging on for dear life in the last life boat. Glenn Hughes fascination soul insanity I love the art form of songwriting. I get to carry a lot of vibes to a lot of people. My songs are all about the human condition, and people will be able to find themselves in my songs. Glenn Hughes song people art I was very famous as a young man and I celebrated both the good and bad times with drinking. Glenn Hughes bad-times drinking men Playin' bass runs and singin' lead vox, is sometimes difficult, but I have three words for you: Practice, practice, practice! Glenn Hughes three practice running I think I'm better than I was in my younger days, because I'm exploring deep lyrical material, and I've been sober for a while now. Glenn Hughes lyrical sober thinking When I sing, I pick out people in the audience and pinpoint on them. So if you feel that I am singing just for you, you may be right! Glenn Hughes singing sight people Some people might go to the gym and swim laps, but I write songs. Every single day, I write something new and record it. Glenn Hughes some-people day gym people When I embraced the rock hat, when I put it on two or three years ago, when I realized I'm gonna go and make really focused rock albums, it felt like wearing an old shoe. It was a perfect fit. Glenn Hughes hat focused three perfect Am I the man who killed Deep Purple? I don't think so. I think every band from that era, even if you look at Led Zeppelin, if you look at their first four albums, they're extremely different from one another, and I've never made the same album twice. Glenn Hughes deep look you man A lot of other bass players have told me I'm the only bass player who plays with a pick but sounds like he's playing with the thumb and fingers, which is a great compliment. Glenn Hughes great like me compliment I think the greatest records we've ever heard, from Zeppelin to Purple to Sabbath to The Who, were all recorded in the studio live. Glenn Hughes i-think live think purple I joke to people in the press that I realize I'm not black, I'm actually white. But I've got these roots in black American music. I love it. Glenn Hughes black music love people I'm not driven by the mighty dollar. Glenn Hughes mighty dollar driven Similar Authors Ashley Purdy bassist Billy Sheehan bassist Bill Laswell bassist David Hood bassist David Ellefson bassist Dan Feiszli bassist All Authors
