I remember swallowing my tooth up in a high chair, but I definitely don't remember the first time I played bass. It was like, back there!
Stephen BrunerGrowing up playing jazz and improvising has had a big impact on me, and it translates into my music.
Stephen BrunerAs time progressed, my songwriting developed out of my bass, because that's all I could do. I decided to take it as far as it could go and to use my skill as a tool.
Stephen BrunerYou don't have to just hit nails with hammers, you know; you can use a hammer to beat somebody's brains in, to make armor or break a car window. You can do all kinds of things with your instrument outside of its surface purpose. My bass is my crutch but the best crutch I could have.
Stephen BrunerJaponeese people take themselves very serious and you can see it by everything they do - it's like a different part of the scale or spectrum in being a human, and it's something we're not used to seeing in America. And then when you see it, you do have the moments of infatuation; you get caught up in it, but there's so much more to it.
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