Influences

The bass players who have provided inspiration over the years are:

• Sting
• John Entwistle (The Who)
• Geddy Lee (Rush)
• Colin Hodgkinson (Back Door, Whitesnake, Alexis Korner)
• Neil Murray (Whitesnake)
• Jean-Jacques Burnel (The Stranglers)
• Bruce Foxton (The Jam)
• Andy Rourke (The Smiths)
• Norman Watt-Roy (The Blockheads)
• Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)
• Mike Mills (REM)
• John Taylor (Duran Duran)
• Roger Waters/David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
• John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
• Herbie Flowers (Sky, Lou Reed etc)
• Bernard Edwards (Chic, Sister Sledge, Diana Ross)
• Paul Gray (The Damned, Eddie & The Hot Rods)
• John Deacon (Queen)
• Bruce Thomas (The Attractions)
• James Jamerson (The Funk Brothers)
• Carol Kaye (The Wrecking Crew)
• Donald "Duck" Dunn (Booker T & The MGs, Stax)
• Robbie Shakespeare (Grace Jones etc)
• Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)