Quotes by Stanley Clarke

After all my years of doing instrumental music I still like just a simple instrumental song with a nice catchy melody and an opportunity to play a solo over a harmonic structure.

After my last solo album in '93, I got heavily into the film-composing thing. I didn't really have much to say... I was going through a divorce at that point, and to be quite honest, I really wasn't in the mood for making a CD then.

I feel very honored that I got a chance to work with Maya Angelou and Oprah Winfrey.

I live a different way today. I have a family, and they are a priority for me. These days, I no longer wake up in the morning and worry if my bass is tuned properly and practice for hours and hours on end. I don't perform as much, but when I do, there's such magic to working in front of a live audience.

I think I've done more recording in the past 10 years than most people, but it's all been directed toward film composing and soundtracks. Just the same, it's been great.

It was kind of cool to be able to go back and listen to what it was that I was doing during a particular time in my career.

Maya Angelou is a very prolific writer. You can read her stuff down once and sort of walk away, but if you really want to get the richness of what she is saying you have to check it out a couple of times.

The main thing that everyone was looking for in selecting which songs would go on this anthology were the ones in which the bass was really prominent.

The straightahead guys hated us, and the rock guys just didn't know what to think.

Usually, when I do a soundtrack, the music from the movie doesn't have anything to do with me personally. It's music to enhance to the film. My own stuff is more introspective and about what's on going in my head.

The point is, technology has empowered so many musicians, you know?

Scientology is probably one of the most misunderstood things, and it's sad that it's so misunderstood.