News Update 6/25/2008:
"You want to be an artist? Here's a can of paint, paint my house
bitch"-Gene Simmons
"A chord is not a chord until the bass player decides which note
to play"-Sting
"There's a difference between cleverness and true awareness"-Jaco
Pastorius
"We had a band powerful enough to turn goat piss into gasoline".
- Donald "Duck" Dunn
"If the sh!t fits, wear it!" -Donald Duck Dunn
"Hit'em hard, and don't leave any holes!" -- Lemmy
"If I had a nickel for every insult I've heard about my voice I'd
probably be a millionaire"-Geddy Lee
"learn to slap, then only use it tastefully or not at all"
-Doug wimbish
"It's all in the hands" - Jaco Pastorius
"it's not art, it's a science"- Billy Sheehan
"It just has to have that Snap-Crack-Back Funk Attack...Thumpin'
n Pluckin Doggg"- LARRY GRAHAM
"I don't like headless basses. It's like falling off a cliff."-
John Entwistle
"When I was a kid I would come to a ant hill I would find a stick
and
stretch a rubber band from one end to the other and pluck it making
music for the ants.....
the ants would start to dance."- James Jamerson
"Play every note like its your last"-Flea
"Its all about the groove" -Randy Jackson
"Guitar is for the head, drums are for the chest, but bass gets
you in the groin" -- Suzi Quatro
"Ha! Slapping, the ketchup of the bass world!" - Randy Jackson
"Theaters are great. They're designed to sound good, not for basketball."
- Les Claypool
"women and rhythm section first"- Jaco pastorius
"it ain't bragging if you can back it up"- Jaco Pastorius
As you can see, my mentors of the Bass range in category & styles.
I also have a belief of my own, I would like to add/share to the list;
"Some people are lovers, some are fighters. I'm a musician."
"Only my momma loves me, & she could be lying too." Vzo
Hi name is Vzo, i'm a New York City Bassist, born in East New York Brooklyn,
& presently living in Jamaica Queens for the past 30 years. I feel
very privileged to be living in this beautiful borough in this very
transitional point in history/life. As along with many famous sports
legends, (Roy Campanella, Jackie Robinson, Joe Louis, & Babe Ruth)
This borough has been and continues to be blessed by famous musicians
such as,
-Count Basie, Jazz pianist, 1904-1984
-Brook Benton, Singer, 1931-1988
-John Coltrane, Saxophonist, 1926-1967
-Eddie "lockjaw" Davis, Saxophone, 1922-1986
-Mercer Ellington, Trumpet, composer 1916-1996
-Ella Fitzgerald, Singer, 1917-1996
Milt Hinton, Bassist, 1910-2000
(who I had the pleasure to meet)
-Lena Horne, singer 1917-
-James McBride, saxophonist, 1957-
-Fats Waller, piano, composer, 1904-1943
-Clarence Williams, piano, composer, 1898-1965
-Lester young, Saxophonist, 1909-1959
-Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, Trumpet, 1901-1971
-Cannon Ball Adderley, saxophonist, 1928-1975
-Jimmy Heath, Saxophonist, 1926-
-L.L. Cool J. Rapper, 1968-
-Joseph Simmons, a.k.a. D.J. RUN, 1964-
-Jason William Mizell, a.k.a. Jam Master Jay, 1965-2002
I will never reach the ranks of these legends yet knowing that I walk
the same ground makes Queens feel sacred. This website is Basically
an Internet "Calling Card" for me, I need to spread the word
that Marcus Miller didn't take the Jamaica Funk with him to L.a., it's
still here, on Jamaica Ave, By the 165Th street mall, being commanded,
by me..
I'm A Bassist till I die, I think/feel this is the ONLY reason my life
was created. My musical influences as you can see, range from all spectrum's
of music.
From my CD collection alone,in my M's, I start out with
The Mahavishnu orchestra, have an M.J.Q. CD and actually have a malovent
creation CD as well. IN my B's I end with Black Sabbath but I start
out with my favorite singer of all time, Joe Bataan.
I also have some Boston and have been listening to that
more as our tragic loss of Brad Delp has made me weaker in life.
But Bass is my choice of drug & weapon, it's my thoughts,
it's my prayer.
I always have called myself an "Engineer Of The Sub-Frequencies",
and can back that up.
I wish to play Bass, music ET all. I need to find the right click to
cohesively interact.
Do You want a Bassist that can
A-fill in the groove?
B-Stay in the pocket?
C-Have a voice of his own?
Then you need me.
With the help of my new webmaster, this will be known.
Please feel free to look thru the site as it is being updated, listen
to the Howard Stern Link" it was a bitter sweet victory for me.
Photos will be coming of me & the only"pussy" I need in
NYC, my kitty cat April who loves to lie on her back & give you
belly but I kindly call it, "airing out the choach".
Thanks for your time and some one reads this and knows
the following people,
-Tony Levin
-Steve Vai
-Carlos Santana
-John McLaughlin
-Al Dimeola
I jam to there music everyday, and if they want quality
bass at a great price, well i;m here, funking in Jamaica.Thanks for
your time and please remember tha "the bass is is the place."
-Warren Haynes let them know that i jam to their music and will pay
to play with the, it's a dream come true and will be worth their while.
My fingers promise.With the help of my new webmaster, I will convey
all of this to you.
Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp
