American - Musician | October 19, 1984 -
My high school teacher, Reggie Andrews, was a huge factor in my learning my instrument. He didn't play bass, but it was the part where he gave me a knowledgeable perspective of what it was that I was doing.
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I remember playing Billy Cobham's 'Total Eclipse' for Snoop Dogg. I also played him Frank Zappa, 'Apostrophe.' And I played him 'Saint Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast.'
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A lot of the time, people think rappers just live inside this bubble. No, the reality is there is conversation that happens. It's not this one-dimensional thing. There's reality that takes place.
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As a working musician, your first instinct is to try and do your job. It wasn't always my aspiration to sing; I just wanted to be a great working musician. But then Flying Lotus suggested I try, and nothing has ever been the same since.
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I'm a guy where my perfect pitch has been altered by the fact that I usually tune up to what's going on. When I was a kid, it was horrible! If two notes were playing right next to each other, and they were dissonant, it would drive me nuts. If it was something that sounded like it was in between notes, it'd make me cringe.
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I started taking the bass more seriously when I heard Jaco Pastorius.
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My theory is if Tony Williams can sing, and if Kanye West can sing, so can I! So I try!
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I really love my cat.
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It's a privilege to always be able to create.
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When I'm at home creating music, I usually wind up laughing. It's always, like, funny - like, what the hell did I just write?
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I kind of find humor in everything, even to the point where it's awkward - like, the worst scenarios are the funniest things ever.
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I feel like I try to write from an honest of a place as I can - without scaring people off too much, I guess.
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