Flea says this person is the “greatest rock bass player”
Flea has spoken about his admiration for Paul McCartney’s bass chops and why he considers the Beatle the “greatest rock bass player”.
Speaking with Team Coco, the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist notes how McCartney’s playing stands out even amongst a crowd of talented players given how incredibly “lyrical and melodic” it is.
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“I think Paul’s the greatest rock bass player. He’s just great,” Flea says [via Ultimate Guitar]. “I mean, there are so many guys that are great in different ways, but Paul’s bass playing is so lyrical and melodic, and it’s just so beautiful. One of the things I’ve heard is that he put the bass on after. A band like mine, the bass — sometimes the song starts with bass lines, so coming first, or the music comes first.”
“Whereas I think Paul and John [Lennon] and George [Harrison], when they wrote songs and Paul would do the bass. And after multi-tracking came in, at the beginning of them, they just went and played live and would do it after, like Sgt. Pepper’s, the melody is already there,” he adds.
“So then he’s doing, like a counter melody, so the bass is like a melody as opposed to just rhythm, and that’s amazing. He’s amazing.”
Check out the full interview below.
Earlier this year, the 82-year-old Beatles star made history by becoming the first UK musician to be crowned a billionaire. According to the Sunday Times Rich List, McCartney’s growth in fortune could be attributed to his time spent touring during 2023, the rising value of his catalogue of music, and a likely boost from the release of Now And Then – the ‘final’ Beatles song featuring all four members.
Created with the help of AI technology, the track included John Lennon’s vocals from a 1977 demo and guitar work by George Harrison.
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