First of all, when you live in a country like Canada, it's quite different from America in the sense that it's very tied to traditions that were born in Britain.

I feel safe and comfortable to do that once I know that the song structure around the bass part is very interesting and it satisfies me in a compositional sense.

I like to practice on the bass, but I don't do it as often as I should.

I love to write. It's my first love.

And the meek shall inherit the earth.

I guess, we were people who just dedicated to trying to get better.

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.