Bass Musician Magazine - SPECIAL August 2014 Female Bassist Issue | Page 174
NICOLE
Interview by Andreas Farmakalidis
Nicole Fiorentino
nicolefiorentino.net
facebook.com/ NicoleFiorentinoOfficial
Twitter @xocoleyf
Some of the band(s) I Play With:
The Cold and Lovely, The
Smashing Pumpkins, Night
Terrors of 1927
Gear I Use:
Reverend Decision and Justice
basses, Fender Jazz, Fender P
bass, Mesa Boogie Walkabout
head, Mesa Boogie Big Block
Titan V12, Mesa 8x10 Standard
Powerhouse cab, Reeves Custom
400 head.
Click to read the October 2011
Cover Interview with Nicole in
Bass Musician Magazine
What made you decide to play bass?
I decided to play bass when I was 14 years
old and desperately wanted to start an all-girl
punk band, in order to be like Babes in Toyland/
Bikini Kill/Hole/L7. My Dad was a musician,
so there were always instruments around, but
it wasn’t until he bought me a bass for my 14th
birthday that I really fell in love. I felt like I had
found my “thing”. So I started a band with my
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