Bass Musician Magazine - SPECIAL August 2013 Latin Issue | Page 75

On the other hand, I feel the

opinion and not any sort of

absolute right and freedom

‘Revealed truth’…

to express that ALL my

A real artist is not only just

achievements are due to my

about his art, as the art becomes

efforts in the first place; they are

nothing if the artist doesn’t

the result of my hard-working,

nurture it. How to nurture it? With

positive attitude towards my

the Artist’s life itself! This is why

existence and mainly my sense

an artist must generate a strong

of responsibility.

and rewarding life apart from the

Because of this, I have a

very Art he cultivates.

plentiful and rewarding life,

For example, it’s not a good

amazing friends, people who love idea for a bass player to focus
and care for me, people that have exclusively on bass, where
made an enormous difference

everyday and every hour he

in my life... But I was the one

thinks, talks, studies, divagates

who earned that love, respect

and conducts actions that are

and trust from them, and if I lose

only about the bass. Maybe that

some or all of the positive things

could work in the early stages

in my life, I know exactly who to

(something I did myself), but

blame (smile).

this must not last too long. A
much better idea for us as bass

Please leave some motivational players, that are totally committed
and encouraging words for the

to our art, is to place the bass

next generation of bassists.

right in the center of our lives.

I would like to take this

Let’s imagine our life contained

opportunity to expand upon

by a giant funnel, and we plac