But Dennis was a really solid musician, and we really needed somebody who could play bass like him.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I am more of a solo bass player and he needed somebody who would keep the role.
As I said, when we needed to move over to rock'n'roll, Sam and Vernon couldn't quite make the shift. So that's when Larry took over on drums, and we needed a bass player.
Without getting real personal, we liked our bass player Ed. He was a great guy and he was a good bass player but his playing was suited for a different style of band.
Because Larry, by then, was a drummer, who would sort of get bored and tired, and rather stand up and blow kisses to people. So we needed the bass to sort of drive along.
I wasn't originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone wants to play guitar.
I wish I could play bass like Larry Graham or Bootsy Collins. My God, I'd give up just about everything else for that.
Because nobody wanted to play bass, I was instantly in a band.
I'm a bass player from way back and Paul is a guitar player and we've been in many bands.
I knew when I got to play with Al Jackson I would be a better bass player because he was the best drummer in the world. I worshipped him.
None of us wanted to be the bass player. In our minds he was the fat guy who always played at the back.