can easily get caught up in it feeling like a six- works and doesn’t work. He’s up late talking [WM]
month long vacation. But the thing is, don’t get with the bus driver, checking in on them and speaking,
caught up in all the other stuff, because it does seeing how they’re doing. Checking in with the building rapport?
get old after a while. people at the venue that have been working all
day, thanking them. Those are the things that
Whether
is
in person or
musically
being present really
about
[David] Uh huh.
What doesn’t get old is the relationships with are so important. We have such a short time the people that you’re building. That’s the with people on the road when we’re in a city. [WM] Bass players are typically deep feelers
important thing. It’s all about the people you’re We only have a couple hours with the techs, and internal processers. When we first spoke,
with. The road is very tiring, and it’s not as or the roadies, or even our driver at night. We you mentioned you were a verbal processor,
glamorous as people think it is. My wife came only have a few exchanges but if we can do which I found a bit surprising. What do you
out for a few shows and she was like, “Wait, this something that helps them, it makes this worth think about some of the traditional ‘bass player
is what it’s like?” It’s just a whole lot of nothing it. stereotypes’ – fact or fiction?
have to find things to do or you go crazy, so [WM] Do you think you’d be doing what [David] If I told you I was a verbal processer
that’s where the relation side comes in. you’re doing if you hadn’t moved to Nashville? it’s because I’m only now learning to do that.
If you’re just on your phone by yourself, I don’t [David] I have so many people asking me I would just be processing on the inside, and
know if that’s the best thing for you. There’s about getting touring work in Nashville. The that’s a cliché bass player thing, to just be the
a person in Lauren’s band, the guitar player answer is the simplest and the hardest one to quiet guy in the back. Just as I don’t want to be
Duane, and I’ve never seen anyone be able to do, you’ve just got to move here. That’s all you in one type of music my whole life, or playing
connect with people like he does. He’s been have to do. Just move. So many people are one style, I was sure there were a lot of different
doing this a long time and he knows what afraid of making that hop. ways for me to process things. So now I’m
and hanging out until you get to play. You either
I’m learning that it helps me. For a long time,
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