Les Claypool
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Podcast Appearances
I thought it was like, because there was younger kids coming in and buying it. But again, I wasn't even that old. I was only like 16 or less. But I was like a little pretentious like Allman Brothers, and I was getting into my jazz phase, you know, which is funny enough, because when once I started listening... Yeah, right. What a dick. Yeah.
I also love rap too, but I, I remember, I think I listened to Stanley Clark school days before I ever listened to you. And then once I listened to you on the early stuff and then I was, it's, you know, and I've read you talk about Stanley and him being an influence.
I also love rap too, but I, I remember, I think I listened to Stanley Clark school days before I ever listened to you. And then once I listened to you on the early stuff and then I was, it's, you know, and I've read you talk about Stanley and him being an influence.
I also love rap too, but I, I remember, I think I listened to Stanley Clark school days before I ever listened to you. And then once I listened to you on the early stuff and then I was, it's, you know, and I've read you talk about Stanley and him being an influence.
Um, I've talked about Jocko cause that teen town live from Brazil thing on the fretless base is like, to this day, I could, I could still go back and listen to it all the time. Um, But once I understood, there was different elements to it. Again, this is just me talking to you, but it was fun. But then it was the grooves. The grooves always brought me back. And the way you would get into stuff.
Um, I've talked about Jocko cause that teen town live from Brazil thing on the fretless base is like, to this day, I could, I could still go back and listen to it all the time. Um, But once I understood, there was different elements to it. Again, this is just me talking to you, but it was fun. But then it was the grooves. The grooves always brought me back. And the way you would get into stuff.
Um, I've talked about Jocko cause that teen town live from Brazil thing on the fretless base is like, to this day, I could, I could still go back and listen to it all the time. Um, But once I understood, there was different elements to it. Again, this is just me talking to you, but it was fun. But then it was the grooves. The grooves always brought me back. And the way you would get into stuff.
And then it just felt like everybody was kind of sort of on board once it was Sailing the Seas of Cheese. I feel like Sailing the Seas of Cheese is when there was the full buy-in from the rest of the people that just didn't quite get it.
And then it just felt like everybody was kind of sort of on board once it was Sailing the Seas of Cheese. I feel like Sailing the Seas of Cheese is when there was the full buy-in from the rest of the people that just didn't quite get it.
And then it just felt like everybody was kind of sort of on board once it was Sailing the Seas of Cheese. I feel like Sailing the Seas of Cheese is when there was the full buy-in from the rest of the people that just didn't quite get it.
I was lucky enough to see you with Oysterhead in New York. I know it was short-lived. What was it like to have that kind of departure to two people like Stuart and Trey after, you know, at that point, obviously a lot of different drummers, but, you know, basically being Primus for 25 years? What was that like?
I was lucky enough to see you with Oysterhead in New York. I know it was short-lived. What was it like to have that kind of departure to two people like Stuart and Trey after, you know, at that point, obviously a lot of different drummers, but, you know, basically being Primus for 25 years? What was that like?
I was lucky enough to see you with Oysterhead in New York. I know it was short-lived. What was it like to have that kind of departure to two people like Stuart and Trey after, you know, at that point, obviously a lot of different drummers, but, you know, basically being Primus for 25 years? What was that like?
Uh, that frog brigade show that you did, I think it was what summer of 23. Um, that was my, my brother, his first concert. So I was able to bring him to that. Um, which was, which was really cool. It was, it was, it was, it was, it was, it was, No, he was, he loved it. And you, you put on a show too.
Uh, that frog brigade show that you did, I think it was what summer of 23. Um, that was my, my brother, his first concert. So I was able to bring him to that. Um, which was, which was really cool. It was, it was, it was, it was, it was, it was, No, he was, he loved it. And you, you put on a show too.
Uh, that frog brigade show that you did, I think it was what summer of 23. Um, that was my, my brother, his first concert. So I was able to bring him to that. Um, which was, which was really cool. It was, it was, it was, it was, it was, it was, No, he was, he loved it. And you, you put on a show too.
I just, it was, it was kind of like, you know, he was almost like looking around going like, this is, this is what these people can do. And I'm like, yeah, like, especially when, when they're this special. I can close on this because I don't want to take up more of your time, but You mentioned Danny Carey, who I'm lucky enough to have met a bunch of different times through a mutual friend.
I just, it was, it was kind of like, you know, he was almost like looking around going like, this is, this is what these people can do. And I'm like, yeah, like, especially when, when they're this special. I can close on this because I don't want to take up more of your time, but You mentioned Danny Carey, who I'm lucky enough to have met a bunch of different times through a mutual friend.
I just, it was, it was kind of like, you know, he was almost like looking around going like, this is, this is what these people can do. And I'm like, yeah, like, especially when, when they're this special. I can close on this because I don't want to take up more of your time, but You mentioned Danny Carey, who I'm lucky enough to have met a bunch of different times through a mutual friend.
I've been lucky enough to go see Tool live. And I always thought the first time I saw Tool play in L.A. and we went backstage, I saw like every musician imaginable. And it was like a thing that jumped out. I go, think about this. like tool playing here.