What Inspired You To Play Bass?

I wish I were alive back then to see this

I've seen them live twice however (both in the 00s)

when I was 12 I got into KISS, and saw the “I was made for loving you” music vid and I couldn't help but notice Gene thundering on the low E and its octave at the beginning. So one day when I was in Florida with my dad, I entered a Best Buy and this one had a very good selection of instruments. I picked up a Fender Jazz Bass and started doing exactly what Gene was doing (octaving), and I loved it. From then on I was hitched. And up to this day I do not know how to play ANY songs by KISS.

Chris (unspellable and unpronounceable last name) from Muse, cause Muse got me seriously into music, Chris made me think about learning bass, so I looked a great bassist and I came across a street bassist in Newcastle, Steven Oliver Jones, nickname OJay and I thought awesome!!!

Chris from Muse is an excellent bass player!

As a child teen of the 80s, I was an MTV addict. Music was in my life constantly, Rock in particular. As I have grown, it has been with me always, I hit 5 or 6 headliners annually. I also worked lights, and push crew as a part time gig so I have been around Live shows for years. Bass, for some reason has always been what I was drawn to. I focused on the bass player and dug the grove. I waited til just last year to pick up my first and it is my new passion/hobby. My hero's of the 80's werent necessarily 5 star bassists but were mine non the less. Ross Valory, Roger Capps, Geddy Lee, and the Ox (well he was fantastic), the list goes on and on.