Chris Chaney Quotes

United States, Musician
June 14, 1970

Christopher A. Chaney is an American musician. He is best known as the current bassist of alternative rock band Jane's Addiction, and as a member of Alanis Morissette's touring and recording band for six years. Chaney is also a member of Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders and Camp Freddy. A prolific and versatile session musician, he has played with a variety of recording artists ranging from Joe Cocker, Shakira, Slash, and Avril Lavigne to Sara Bareilles, Gavin Degraw, Cher, Shinedown, and Celine Dion

Also known as Bassist

It all started here for me.

Chris Chaney Jane's Addiction
- Here
- Started
- All
There's no near-term catalyst to buy it.

Chris Chaney Jane's Addiction
- Buy
- Catalyst
- Near-Term

He's the best kid I've ever been around. He's the hardest worker I've ever seen? The ultimate teammate.

Chris Chaney Jane's Addiction
- Best
- Kid
- Hardest
That's one of the fun things...That's your excuse for dressing up. You can get picked on and go, 'Oh well I'm in a band'.

Chris Chaney Jane's Addiction
- Fun
- Band
- Things
We're very positive. The company has made good inroads into the networking industry.

Chris Chaney Jane's Addiction
- Positive
- Company
- Made
I see three strong wireless equipment companies involved, and Psion is strong in palmtop devices, ... They have lots of promise, but I'm not sure what the strength on the software side is. Why not make a product that uses Windows CE?

Chris Chaney Jane's Addiction
I reckon there's always a bit of pressure. We put it on ourselves, I think we always feel a bit of pressure because people around us and our manager and stuff call us perfectionists, which I find very hard to take because nothing that we do is perfect.

Chris Chaney Jane's Addiction
- People
- Feel
- Pressure
The comment that probably caught everyone off guard is 'We don't see a rebound anytime soon.'

Chris Chaney Jane's Addiction
- Caught
- Guard
- Comment

It's a better environment. The people and the community are more supportive. At Laurinburg, in four years we had a lot of success. We reached our potential. It was time for a new challenge.

Chris Chaney Jane's Addiction
Buddy Holly was the geekiest looking guy in the world, but he had some really rockin tunes.

Chris Chaney Jane's Addiction
- Guy
- Had
- Buddy Holly
He wasn't very good and he had on African pants, so the kids were making fun of him and killing him. But three months later, he was killing them.

Chris Chaney Jane's Addiction
- Kids
- Fun
- Making
It appears there is a very significant crime problem on most of the reservations that we are aware of. I am concerned that it might be escalating within the last couple of years.

Chris Chaney Jane's Addiction
- Problem
- Crime
- Concerned
Windows CE is interoperable with the desktop operating system, ... I think Microsoft already dominates this space. It's going to be very tough.

Chris Chaney Jane's Addiction
Maybe if I point to my brain it will work.

Chris Chaney Jane's Addiction
- Work
- Brain
- Point To

They've gone out of their way to be part of the community. I'm prouder of that than the number of wins.

Chris Chaney Jane's Addiction
- Community
- Part
- To Be