Got to meet Tony Levin this weekend in Halifax..

[Panther]

..what a great, down to earth musician- but aren't we all?!?

He has some great stories of working with Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, John Lennon and Foreigner to name a few..

If you go to his site, you can read his tour diary for his perspective of his visit here in Halifax.

 

[Matt Till]

That's awesome. Tony is the man, and he seems very laid back. Cool beans.

 

[Mystic Michael]

Yeah, I talked to him briefly at a Bass Day clinic here in New York a few years ago, and I feel the same way: cool guy...

MM

 

[danhorne]

Hey man, i'm from Halifax too. I wanted to go see that but other things came up. Glad to here he was good though.

 

[Stomniar]

I found out a few weeks ago that my coworker's cousin was married to him. He is a good guy. I was tickled when I found this out. But what made me mad was when she asked if I knew who he was and I replied "Yes", she looked at me with a shocked expression and said that most people who play bass said they don't know who he is. I just shook my head( :scowl: ).

 

[subsonic]

I play bass because of Tony Levin. I saw him play live with Peter Gabriel and I said, "I will play the bass"... I was hooked! You're lucky to have met him! I found out that he had done a clinic in my town 2 days before I saw him play (and learned of his existence). Imagine that... kickin' your own ass for not having gone to see a clinic put on by a guy you had never heard of until after the clinic was done!!! I don't share his talent, but I like to think I share his passion for the bass... and his love of small Terriers!

P.S. Have you ever seen a Cairn Terrier go after a squirrel? If not, you ain't seen nothin' yet! WOW!!!

 

[nonsqtr]

So, did you ask him about those "funk fingers"?

 

[rulyøngo]

Great bassist and a big influence on me... Nice you got to meet him.