I think my favorite for music and spirit is Ray Gomez.

I don't think a guy that really has no understanding about people, or has no interest in understanding people would make a good film composer.

Bass players are always the intellectual kind, but nobody knows it.

I live a different way today. I have a family, and they are a priority for me. These days, I no longer wake up in the morning and worry if my bass is tuned properly and practice for hours and hours on end. I don't perform as much, but when I do, there's such magic to working in front of a live audience.

I actually think that bass is probably the instrument that has evolved in a quantum leap compared to other instruments. It's the instrument that's evolved the most, especially with how it's perceived. And even how it's played, and how it's viewed from a point of view of commerce, like with the music industry.

When you win a Grammy, it links a certain prestige and importance to you, you know? People want to talk to you.

I really like sometimes to do action pictures; I get a really big kick out of doing those.