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.

You can actually go to school and college to learn how to play and get technical with the electric bass.

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

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

You can disseminate your art, and it's all such easy access now. The upside to it is that more people are creating than ever before.

There are few words in the music business or in art that I'll say people or some writers are overgenerous with words like 'legend' or 'genius', 'he's a pioneer' and all of that.