Sue Terry

There’s only one bass player in a band. I’m the best bass player of any band I’m in.

You can separate the men from the boys and ballads.

I’m fortunate that I’m making a living at it now because I’m not equipped to do anything else.

When rock came in, people didn’t know what to do. Even Sinatra, he didn’t know what to do. The music was changing. And it’s changing now.

Inspiration may be a form of superconsciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness – I wouldn’t know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self-consciousness.

It isn’t where you came from, it’s where you’re going that counts.

I’m always looking for ways to develop as a Jazz artist, to find different ways of using my voice.

When you hear somebody with balls, that’s me.

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

It’s not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz.

Trying to play the new concept with a outward bound feeling.

If you find a note tonight that sounds good, play the same damn note every night!

In music the passions enjoy themselves.

Sometimes when you start losing detail, whether it’s in music or in life, something as small as failing to be polite, you start to lose substance.

I’ll always write music. Whether I release a record, whether I let the public hear it or not, I’m always writing music.