The Bass Player's Function, Along With The

As Far As More Recognition Goes, I Am Happy With The Amount Of Love And Respect I Have Received From Other Artists And The Public. Of Course, I Would Love More, And Think I Deserve It.

The Bass And Drums Are The Engine, And The Key To Good Bass Playing Is It's Not What You Play, It's What You Don't Play That Counts. You Leave The Spaces, They're More Important Than Anything.

I Was Raised In A Musical Family - 5 Girls And 1 Boy - So All Of Us Girls Don't Do Gender. We Were All Made To Believe That We Could Do Anything We Wanted And So We Did. One Of My Early Bands Was With My Sisters. I Didn't Really Come Across A Lot Of Problems Because I Just Didn't See It. I Took Myself Seriously And So Everyone Else Did Too - This Is My Mantra.

I Made Up My Mind That I Was Going To Be Just Like Elvis. It Never Occurred To Me That Elvis Was A Man. I Just Wanted To Be Him. He Had A Huge Impact On Me, Right Down To That Black Leather Jumpsuit He Wore On The 68 Comeback Special.

The Bass Player's Function, Along With The Drums, Is To Be The Engine That Drives The Car... Everything Else Is Merely Colours.