It was also important for me to have a burning desire to achieve something worthwhile on that instrument, and I devoted many many many hours with little or no compensation to perfecting whatever I could, because I loved it so much.

I believe the best persona to be onstage is the one that comes naturally.

I listened to many different types of instruments and music, and have always tried to look at the bass as an instrument as opposed to only a bass.

I didn't follow the standard rules of bass playing, and many musicians on many different instruments who became noteworthy for their unique or particular style did a very similar thing.

I'm a fan of many different styles of classical and symphonic music.

It was also important for me to have a burning desire to achieve something worthwhile on that instrument, and I devoted many many many hours with little or no compensation to perfecting whatever I could, because I loved it so much.

Very often I suspend my musical sensibilities to enjoy music as a fan.