Victor Wooten is the Carlos Castaneda of music

I'm in that comfortable niche where I'm not that famous and sometimes people do need to put a barrier between them and their followers. When you're real famous you need to do that but I'm not that famous so I don't need that kind of barrier.

I'm a player and I do it because I love playing whether it's for my album or someone else's.

People should decide what success means for them, and not be distracted by accepting others' definitions of success.

For me, if the music is good, whether the artist is famous or unknown, I love being part of the music and contributing what I can to the bass end.

Yes, alas, I've been on some recording sessions where the music wasn't good. Not so many, really, considering how many I've done. It's a very awkward situation because to do a recording well you focus on the positive of what will make the piece better.

We all have different musical instincts, and I think they're precious and should be respected.