Quotes from Michael Anthony

I want to keep my sanity.

The casinos are always packed and a little more intimate... We have a lot of fun playing those and we plan to bring all the craziness that we do. And I gotta tell you, they pay really well.

I'm the ultimate rock 'n' roll sideman. But that doesn't mean a 'sideman' isn't vital.

I've always been a natural singer on stage and in the studio - never had a vocal lesson in my life.

In my business, you could be making money one day, and the next day you could be serving up burgers at McDonald's. So if you want to be able to stay on top of your game, you've got to keep with it.

It always sucks to have to cancel a show because of illness, but unfortunately it sometimes happens.

Chickenfoot is phenomenal. I can't believe the music we're making.

Black with flames, that's how I always envisioned a roadster. That was the classic hot rod. I used to draw pictures of roadsters with flames on them in school.

My best exercise is going on stage and playing, but I stay active. I don't just sit around on my butt all day and do nothing.

The chemistry is everything in a band.

I want to go out, play music and have a good time.

Being a bass player in these big-time rock bands is hard work.

I don't collect things for the sake of collecting. I don't really see the point.

There's nothing like sweating it up in a small club, with your fans right in your face.

Everyone used to call me 'Mr. Switzerland.' I'm not the kind of guy who smack talks anybody or whatever.

You ever notice how when you get a new tattoo, it's like a magnet? People are drawn to it, everybody wants to touch it?

I'm the kind of guy who has your back. When you want to go off and solo for ten minutes, I keep that groove going. It's an important job.

A Tennessee Squire is an elite group of people.

I drink Jack Daniel's. I drink tequila. But you do it in moderation.

I didn't want to be the bass player everyone forgot about.

Joe Satriani is a methodical, and structured, kind of guy - thank God for that.

Probably for drums, a guy I really enjoyed watching is Simon Phillips. I've seen him play with The Who and with Pete Townshend on his own - a really great drummer.

I'm trying to grow old gracefully. I've got to at least grow old.

I want to go to my grave a happy guy.