There are things that I am very proud of and there are things that you are not so proud of. But I think that applies to any musician.

When I record in a studio I don't use an amp. I go directly into the board, so I can get that very fat, full sound - which is my favorite sound.

All of my books are about researching. I do all the research and I give it to a writer who can put it in the written word better than I could.

You never know what your next dig is going to find.

Onstage I like to play with a an 18-inch speaker, which very few bass players do. I need that fat, underneath sound, which I've always had. It suits me admirably to do it like that, and I can imitate that sound by plugging directly into the board in the studio.

I always got great respect as a bass player.

There are things that I am very proud of and there are things that you are not so proud of. But I think that applies to any musician.