Tony Levin Quotations

People should decide what success means for them, and not be distracted by accepting others' definitions of success.

From my time in 'King Crimson,' I'd describe a Progressive band as one that keeps trying to break musical barriers, and keeps trying to do new music.

For me, if the music is good, whether the artist is famous or unknown, I love being part of the music and contributing what I can to the bass end.

John was great to work with, and a lot of fun. I wish I'd had the chance to make more music with him, of course, and to get to know him better.

We all have different musical instincts, and I think they're precious and should be respected.

I'm a player and I do it because I love playing whether it's for my album or someone else's.

Like many musicians, I don't look back much... only concentrate on what music I'm doing, and occasionally look ahead.

Like most musicians, I'm good at becoming immersed in the music that I am currently working on. We seldom lift up our heads to contemplate even the music we will be doing in the future, let alone what we've done in the past.

The most fun is to play clubs, because you actually get to see the people.

Through the years I've found that I prefer live playing to recording. I still do lots of recording - but I treasure the live shows.

I'm in that comfortable niche where I'm not that famous and sometimes people do need to put a barrier between them and their followers. When you're real famous you need to do that but I'm not that famous so I don't need that kind of barrier.

Yes, alas, I've been on some recording sessions where the music wasn't good. Not so many, really, considering how many I've done. It's a very awkward situation because to do a recording well you focus on the positive of what will make the piece better.

Different audiences effect the band in different ways and help them through shows where they might have been tired and stuff like that.

I've always been a player who gets wrapped up in whatever I'm doing, and doesn't listen a whole lot to all the other things that are going on.

Like most musicians, Im good at becoming immersed in the music that I am currently working on. We seldom lift up our heads to contemplate even the music we will be doing in the future, let alone what weve done in the past.

Victor Wooten is the Carlos Castaneda of music

John was great to work with, and a lot of fun. I wish Id had the chance to make more music with him, of course, and to get to know him better.