I was a real loner when I was real little. I started being in a band, and everything kind of changed.
I was never going to be that guy with the perfect hair and the perfect clothes and all that perfect shit. But when I got into punk rock, I thought, 'I can be this.'
Before, I always thought I was reaching for something cool that I would never be. And all of the suddens, I thought it was cool just fucking being me.
When I'm playing, I always try to get myself into a position to just let go and let the rhythm and everything take over and just ride this wave of beautiful energy that's way bigger than I am.
There's no thought involved. It's like taking me over, and I'm getting plugged into something that's way bigger than me.
The greatest bass I've ever played is this '61 Fender Jazz Bass. It's just a magic bass.
It's been a bass for so long it stopped being a tree a long time ago.
The weight of it, the way it feels in my hands, the way it plays ... When I hold it, I just feel like, 'Ahhh ...'
TASTE THE MOMENT!
I'm in love with this instrument.
I feel a profound responsibility to bring everything I've got to it.
