John Entwistle

“I just wanted to be the first one to use a Marshall stack.”

“Actually I've got a collection of thirty-three guitars, which is my favorite number.”

“It's my job to be the quiet one. I have to be.”

“The first bass I ever had was a homemade one. I made it out of a piece of mahogany.”

“My playing is no more aggressive than coming home from work and complaining about the boss.”

“My dark side, my shadow, my lower companion is now in the back room blowing up balloons for kids' parties.”

“Bass guitar has been the best thing that ever happened to me.”

“We're a weird band. I mean, we're not like the Stones.”

“I've got a thing about showing my loyalty to my friends.”

“The first time I saw a bass guitar, I knew that was the instrument for me.”

“You have to be in a rock band to understand what it's like. It's a completely different world.”

“I'm not a great frontman. I'm a great bass player.”