Tony Levin

“I've always felt that the best bass parts are the ones that you don't notice.”

“For me, the bass is the link between the rhythm and the harmony.”

“The road is my home. I've been on the road pretty much my whole adult life.”

“Playing with King Crimson is like being in a musical boot camp. You have to be on your toes all the time.”

“The music is the most important thing. If it's not happening, you can't force it.”

“I'm not a great soloist. I'm a band player. I'm a part of the whole.”

“You learn from every musician you play with, good or bad.”

“The Chapman Stick is a different animal. You can play it like a guitar, but it's not a guitar.”

“Peter Gabriel is an artist who's always pushing the envelope. It's always an adventure working with him.”

“The 'funk fingers' were an accident. They were just sticks that I started hitting the strings with, and it sounded cool.”

“Being a session musician teaches you to be versatile and to serve the song.”

“I don't think in terms of genre. I think in terms of good music and bad music.”

“Photography is a way of seeing. For me, it's a way of seeing the world when I'm on tour.”

“The challenge is to keep it fresh every night, even if you’re playing the same songs.”

“The creative process is a mystery. You don't know where the ideas come from.”