who is your weirdest influence

[JimmyM]

I've seen some cover bands in dallas with bassist as good as Wooten, the minute they try to play try to "rock" the crowd with an acdc classic, the wheels fall off because the rhythm section can't stay in the pocket and THAT is why even the most insane players can learn from Williams/Rudd-

God's honest truth. I've seen it happen. A jazz guy covering AC/DC without having any sort of appreciation for what they do is a very sad thing, indeed.

My weirdest influence has become less weird and more like today's music, but in 1978, I never saw anything like Devo. Nothing came even remotely close. Either you had weird prog bands who hated dance beats, or you have dance bands who hated weird prog. Nobody ever thought to put them together in the same band before Devo. And the whole de-evolution concept just made it even more bizarre back then. Cut to now, where we now know de-evolution is very real and inevitable and they're not so shocking. I guess you had to be there.

 

[pbass888]

play straight jazz here in new york city and influenced by the usual suspects .. bird mingus miles monk... ...
weirdest influence...LEmmy and Mr Peanut.

 

[Unrepresented]

I play mostly metal and stoner rock but I have a soft spot for Peter cetera. Dude has a amazing voice.

I thought I was the only one!

In terms of "weird influences" I really dig the late Jon Lord's organ work and tone, and that's probably partially to blame for my misuse of the bass.