Prince might be bringing that low sound back, because he has that double bass.
My first instrument was bass, and the first thing that I remember learning to play that was better than a few notes was Fleetwood Mac's 'The Chain.' If you're the guy who penned that bass riff, then you should probably be in some sort of fantasy band.
Black Sabbath was written on bass: I just walked into the studio and went, bah, bah, bah, and everybody joined in and we just did it.
In 1972, I got my first electric bass and started playing the kind of instrument I play now. I found that the majority of musicians couldn't bear that. They are not used to listening to the bass because they think the bass is in the background to support them.
At the time, I didn't know that bass would not be enough for me. I'm not a bass player because bass is always a background instrument even to this very day.
I wish I could play bass like Larry Graham or Bootsy Collins. My God, I'd give up just about everything else for that.
The worst words I could ever hear as a bass player was, 'Can you play the root notes?'
I love bass, I really do. Bass is ace!
