13+ Roger Glover Quotes On Music, World And Water

Roger Glover is a Welsh bassist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the bassist for the hard rock band Deep Purple, and for his work with the band Rainbow. He has also released several solo albums, and collaborated with other musicians, including Jon Lord and Ian Paice. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Roger Glover on life, music, leadership.

I like African and avant-garde music, anything that's vaguely interesting. Hard rock I get a bit bored with because it's what I do. So anything outside of hard rock's fine by me. — Roger Glover

It's really an orchestral piece featuring a group and it was quite revolutionary at the time and it in fact, it kicked Deep Purple off as a name in Great Britain because it made all the newspapers. Everyone was writing about us. And there was some confusion as to what kind of band we were after that, which is why Deep Purple in Rock is such a hard unbending album of really furious hard heavy rock. Heavy metal hadn't been invented at that point. — Roger Glover

I don't want to produce anyone that doesn't want to be produced by me. — Roger Glover

You can't play bass in a vacuum. — Roger Glover

I enjoy anything to do with music. — Roger Glover

I'm old enough to know what music was like before rock & roll. — Roger Glover

Not one song on the charts is being played naturally. But when you go see someone live it's special. Even though you can fool people, I know there are people out there who still play along to tapes. — Roger Glover

I don't listen to hard rock or heavy metal. I suppose I've always been influenced by folk music, I'm a big Bob Dylan fan. — Roger Glover

I came back from Japanese tour a broken man to find that one of my outside productions was very high in the charts and that was Nazareth. I stepped into another career and suddenly became a well-known producer. — Roger Glover

If you listen to what's on the pop charts, everything is machine oriented. — Roger Glover

You're playing the songs for the audience and they still think they're good songs. So I tend to get excited by that, audience reaction. — Roger Glover

No one enjoys being away from friends and family. — Roger Glover

Obviously you take any creative people and put them in a room and you're going to get clashes, you're going to get friction. — Roger Glover

Life Lessons by Roger Glover

1. Roger Glover's work shows the importance of hard work and dedication, as he has had a long and successful career as a bassist.
2. He has also demonstrated the power of collaboration, having worked with many different artists over the years.
3. Finally, his work has also highlighted the importance of creativity and innovation, as he has consistently pushed the boundaries of bass playing.