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There Was A Time When Fast Playing And Fretboard Pyrotechnics On The Bass Were Important To Me And When I Am Recording A Bass Track, That Is Still Very Important To Me.

For Me, There Is A Lot Of Room For Improvement And There Are A Lot Of Things I Would Like To Be Better At.

Then, Once I Have Lyrics, Being Able To Shape Them Around A Song Is Nothing New For Me, I've Been Doing That For 25 Years. The Soul Searching Part Of It, The Spontaneous Part Of It, That Was, And Remains, A Really Terrific Process.

I Was Taking Piano Lessons With A Very Good Piano Instructor In Toronto, And I'm Afraid Due To My Schedule And Discipline, It Kind Of Fell Apart. One Thing Lead To Another And I Was Unable To Practice As Much As I Wanted To.

I'm Always Scouring The Universe For Great Old Instruments From The '50s And Early '60s. That's Really, For Me, The Golden Age Of Basses, When They Had Just Been Invented Within 10 Years Of That Period And They Had Just Started To Come Into Their Own, Especially The Old Fender Jazz Basses And Old Rickenbackers And Gibsons. I'm Always On The Lookout. It's Fun.