Every BASSIST needs to HEAR this - VICTOR WOOTEN

[@Pastorius-rk3qf]

RIP Alan Holdsworth :(

[@mejnoun7161]

Allan Lives!

[@Alex-vi2wl]

Who?

[@OsvaldoBayerista]

@@Alex-vi2wl lol

[@mejnoun7161]

@@Alex-vi2wl Heidi Hot

[@helgaperez]

One of my favorites! RIP allan holdsworth :(

[@triplecold]

I met Victor 20 years ago. After asking him about some of his techniques, he told me, “Don’t try to figure what I do. Try to figure out what you do.”

[@Terrezio]

I read this in his voice haha

[@luism169]

Such wise word

[@EARTHBOUND806]

Lol hes like the Denzel Washington of bass guitar

[@DarkoP9.13]

Like da13thsun says: Dont look outside yourself. You do you , ill do me. 13Wisedome

[@crazydrummer181]

EARTHBOUND806 I was thinking right away that he sounds like him.

[@timoheinrich8763]

This is not a lesson for bassists. This is a lesson for every musician out there. No matter the instrument.

[@maj2809]

This is a message for life

[@DarkSideofSynth]

I agree and I'd raise it with "Every artist in general"

[@bryanholst8503]

I was going to say the same thing

[@noahwagner7686]

Amen

[@jujuanimal1995]

Exactly

[@joenoah9906]

Michael League fangirling over Victor Wooten is priceless

[@petr8767]

Dude what the fuck I was so driven to pay attention and watching Victor that I havent even seen Michael in the background/chair :D :D :D

[@mbrew3244]

Who?? :-) There's someone else in this? I thought he was talking just to me.

[@brandonpryormusic]

Holy shit I’m so busy focusing on Victor that it didn’t even notice Mike. So much talent between them two.

[@playinhard]

...and who wouldn't? :)

[@SepiaSepiaKR]

Life goal: Find someone who looks at you the way Michael League looks at Victor Wooten

[@malicant123]

Victor Wooten is the rare combination of an outstanding musician and an outstanding teacher.

[@dropclutch1]

And an outstanding human being. Love that guy!

[@crotonrivernet]

He's a guru, a spiritual leader, check out his book, "The Music Lesson," he's the Carlos Castaneda of music.

[@CL-vx9dr]

Naturally funny as well. Just so fun to listen to.

[@paulkwauk3285]

1:31 "You're born with feeling, you'll die with feeling. Feeling doesn't have to be learned. Feeling is another universal language like love, hate, jealousy--nobody has to learn that. That's not cultural dependent. We feel everywhere all the time. So when you can reach someone with feeling, you can play less techniques. Right? And you end up playing more music." - Victor Wooten

[@brayse-kun]

👍

[@iblesbosuok]

Deep philosophy

[@EvidenceBasedMedsin]

Great statement

[@usersrule]

Awesome words òf advice.

[@morganghetti]

Yeah he said that in the video.

[@Slinkysees]

Damnit, this ain't no music lesson, this is LIFE LESSON.

[@DOCTORBAZZ]

Very true

[@michaelciancetta6397]

@@DOCTORBAZZ But he's not following it though :)))

[@mrbass1310]

you need to get out there more dude haha

[@epictetus9221]

music is life

[@christianartmann1395]

@@michaelciancetta6397 somehow, his recent experimental stuff does not reach me

[@sub222marathon]

This isn't just a lesson for bassists. It's a lesson for everyone.

[@ajplaysdrums]

I’m a drummer. Saw Wooten and had to click

[@vanguard4065]

victor is too preachy

[@bigballrecall]

This isn't just a stolen comment...

[@bradhienzachary]

It’s a philosophy lesson!

[@joeysham]

@@vanguard4065 yeah, but when you're him, you get a pass

[@bradley5973]

Steve Gadd said it best "fills bring the thrills but grooves pay the bills"

[@brucegelman5582]

Exactly which means the average music lover cant understand anything or even want anything beyond 4/4 or 2/4.A real musical person always wants more

[@LeakyJAZZ]

Solo for flash, groove for cash

[@BREAKocean]

@@LeakyJAZZ I like this one

[@LeakyJAZZ]

@@BREAKocean “Lipbone” Redding, my step dad, and professional musician, told me that one

[@jasonbent97]

@@LeakyJAZZ THE “lipbone” who was notorious for the “I think I got a twenty down in this pocket” joke he’d play on everyone when it was time to pay tabs? That’s a name I wasn’t expecting to read.

[@Duh6666666]

The bass player and one of the composers for Snarky Puppy, is sitting besides Victor, looking awed. What an inspiration Wooten is, therapy through music.

[@ChimRichalds750]

Yep when I first clicked on this I was like, “Is that Michael League standing behind him??” Lol. Love it. You can’t be a young bass player in the jazz space and not have been impacted by Victor Wooten.

[@jbtor1]

Michael League

[@YogsenForfoth]

He’s a genius musician and bandleader in his own right. I had the privilege of meeting him when a band I played in, in the Dallas jam band scene in 2007 and 2008, played on a night that had several local bands play. He’s such a nice guy as well as being a brilliant musician.

[@TheJoaniejoancansew]

That looks like Michael League

[@tedwilliams185]

At least called the dude his name

[@stevie_k03]

A lesson not only for bassists but for all musicians!!!!, Can't get enough of his simplicity.

[@DOCTORBAZZ]

💯 true

[@Jkiedis]

Not only for all musicians but for almost everything / everybody in life ...

[@chris5k132]

This dude don't even need his bass , his talking alone is interesting enough

[@mikec.7283]

He wrote a book. It’s been about a decade since I read it, but it was chock full of little gems like this. The Lesson, I think it was called.

[@BREAKocean]

have you seen his commencement speak at college

[@KC-bg1th]

He’s in the same class of people as Carl Sagan and Mr. Rogers: People that are so passionate about what they do and say, that their enthusiasm rubs off on you.

[@JebHoge]

He's so nice too.

[@LifeInZadar]

But because of his bass, so many more are listening and being pulled into where the cool stuff is

[@b__mcl]

Jimi Hendrix " Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel "

[@etiennemiemczyk7081]

And Jazz is even harder to play and harder to feel. (Sometimes)

[@blop-a-blop9419]

@@etiennemiemczyk7081 I don't like jazz when it gets too complicated, because it doesn't make me feel anything. I don't feel like it makes sense. I'm ok with complexity, but I can appreciate simplicity.

[@ghostshipone]

@@blop-a-blop9419 jazz piano can be quite relaxing

[@johnm3187]

Actually it is pretty easy to feel, thats why it is so popular and most beginner guitarists take it up. Hendrix probably said that just to try to be cool or insightful.

[@biancababy3678]

Anybody can feel the blues. Lots of people can play the blues. But only some people play with “feel”.

[@ryanspencerlauderdale687]

Coming from one of the most technically expressive bassists we’ve ever seen, to hear him bring it back to the basic fundamentals of a good bass line, is amazing.

[@johnm3187]

Amazing? Not really, in fact it is obvious. Of course he knows the fundamentals, he is a very experienced bassist as you stated.

[@aussiesurfer805]

@@matthewlawton9241 soooo true dude… as a former elite basket-baller, now coach of elite 15 to 18 year olds, a bass player, surfer, scientist and business owner ,, nothing could more true … all facts in fact !! 😃 …. the quicker ya learn this in ya life, the better off ya life will be …

[@dxcSOUL]

@@johnm3187 literalists like yourself are so annoying to talk to and are the worst conversationalists.

[@landocalrizzi6921]

Amazing how simplicity has become something we dont appreciate anymore, to the point it needs to be explained to us.

[@Swashbuckler9x]

Amazing point man, try that. Pheeew

[@sereroserera367]

Lol isn’t the whole point of this video to show that simplicity is the very thing we truly appreciate?

[@james12erby43]

Right lol

[@Kinobambino]

Jeez Thats deep

[@akasgsvirgil9503]

Probably the best explanation of what "feeling" is that I've ever heard.

[@andyorr1597]

1990 Telluride Town Square. Shawn Colvin had just finished a songwriting clinic. Everyone left the square except me. I was just sitting, nice buzz, strumming a few chords. There’s a bass clinic coming up in a few minutes. This guy walks over, plugs in a small bass amp and starts warming up. I can’t help but notice that he’s good. Another minute or two goes by. Now, I can’t help but notice that this guy is really something special. He’s playing super intricate, lightning fast perfect timing. I finally say, “Whoa man, you’re a great player!” He says, “Thanks, man. I’m Vic”.

[@alexiswow2434]

Cool story but isnt that what he just said not to do 🤔😂

[@nashmartin8768]

Shawn Colvin🤔😄

[@Sir_P]

@@alexiswow2434 it was warm up though

[@musiclove4887]

@@alexiswow2434 i think very sadly u missed the whole point 😂😂

[@modgrip805]

@@alexiswow2434 it’s a warm up my dude.

[@bohsonca]

Victor Wooten is the wisest musician to ever walk this Earth. Every time he opens his mouth, people should listen to what he has to say. I'm not deifying the man or anything, he just drops so much musical wisdom, it's astounding. This has nothing to do with knowledge or "smartness", just pure wisdom.

[@piktormusic2538]

Radek Szyroki - If you like what he has to say here, you might enjoy reading his book “The Lesson”. I dog eared many of its pages as he imparts a number of bits of musical wisdom.

[@chialus5362]

I think that he is the wisest musician you know, okay no (just kidding) XD Edit: check out who Benjamin Zander is, another wise musician just like Victor.

[@timcampbell9545]

Radek Szyroki facts. Saw him at Sam Ash and was almost afraid to speak with him. I did though lol

[@joaomarcusf.franca2712]

Man I love Victor, but I have to 100% disagree with the Allan Holdsworth thing he said, I don't the comparison he made was even remotely fair

[@stnimrod157]

@Jesus Blackness explain to me .... How?

[@notyetskeletal4809]

That group laughter is a swarm of joy.

[@olivierjacquet]

I love that

[@notyetskeletal4809]

@@say-cred ....and thank you for commenting. I just watched this twice again.

[@WORLDDRUMCLUB]

Bro just laid down some of the most powerful truths about music and being a musician. He’s like Jonathan Livingston Bassist.

[@luzif0r]

All my love foth the reference to Jonathan Seagull. One of the most powerful books out there.

[@OmniphonProductions]

Amazing advice! As a _drummer,_ it really resonates because...all too often...drummers get bored and start thinking, "I should be doing more." Then we start _decorating_ the beat and/or throwing in unnecessary fills. One of the things that made Charlie Watts (a highly accomplished and technically masterful Jazz drummer) one of the greatest Rock & Roll drummers of all time is that he could just play a simple beat for several minutes without drawing focus. "My job is to provide a simple, stable platform, so Mick and Keith can shine." Whatever our instrument(s), when we play with others, we are part of something bigger than ourselves...and _individual_ expression at the wrong moment can inhibit the _collective_ emotional creation.

[@shayneoneill1506]

This took me a LONG time to learn. Flea talks about this as being "generous" with your band. Giving them the space to share the love. In The thing is, if your bored with the simple groove, your doing it wrong, FEEL the groove, dont think, thinking is the enemy. FEEL the grove, drive your fingers with your heart, not your brain. .

[@rickfromthecape3135]

Yesss.... amen!

[@arthurverlaine6434]

The point is also, when you find something you feel but then cannot do practically/technically, stick around that for a while until you feel more in control of that movement, let it sinks in and become part of your language and vocabulary. Work it our, groove it. Never neglect what your fingers wanted to do but couldn't.

[@theofficialdiamondlou2418]

Well put , David yours also.

[@esperago]

Basically, playing for others instead of playing for yourself.

[@Ledrummer]

" You can play a shoestring if you're sincere" Coltrane

[@corryskylord3177]

I know what he’s talking about, when he says feeling. It’s an incredible feeling, when you feel the music, it’s like getting chills but it’s a strange feeling. It’s addicting in a way, and you can only get this feeling from music you truly love

[@owenthomas9863]

I cant do covers of songs i dont love

[@Slytherin88]

It's refreshing to hear someone so talented basically say, 'Don't play as I do, play how you feel'. Makes a big difference when you know technique isn't everything. No one can teach heart, not even a legend like this

[@TQM]

This is why playing in a band or ensemble is fulfilling in a different way than playing solo. Technically, it's simple and boring, but the amount of value you add to a song just by existing as a unique voice in the group is immeasurable.

[@TheMemo659]

In my early 20s I was all about how fast and complex I could make my bass lines. Had a "crusty old veteran", who was probably younger than I am now, approach me after a show and say something that has stuck with me ever since. Him "You play pretty good." Me "Thanks!" Him "Its not how good you play, its how good what you play is." It took a good 48 hours to appreciate how much I had been roasted. It took another 10 years or so for me to truly understand what he had told me. I still show off, and cant lay off adding my own flair to any song I play... But now I am looking for spots where those additions enhance the song. I am making sure my fills/passing notes/counter melodies do not step on anyone else. Most importantly, I now make sure to stay true to the foundation of what I am playing. This results in my flair blending into the overall sonic frequencies instead of trying to stand out from them. Victor is preaching here, but its not a sermon anyone will understand until they are ready. I guarantee there were bass players in that audience who came away from it with "Victor is amazing, I must slap harder and faster to emulate him" as a take.

[@hanzsantos]

damn, if this isnt one extremely insightful and inspiring comment. Thank you for your story :)

[@jasco5001]

that man fucked you up, huh?

[@TheMemo659]

@@jasco5001 Not at all, he dropped a nugget of wisdom I needed to hear. Many life lessons are delivered in uncomfortable to painful packages. If that man had just said I was overplaying, I would have completely blown him off. I am grateful he chose the words he did and am absolutely a better bass player because of his comment.

[@c.kizzee8961]

Verb the Noun That’s word. 💯

[@johnm3187]

You're telling me it took you ten years and two days to understand that simple sentence that he said? Guess I'll see you in ten years when you understand my comment and get around to replying to it.

[@rafizone]

Victor Wooten: - play simple, catch people feelings, BB King famous playing 5 notes Also Victor Wooten: - plays uber stuff, chords, double thumb slap, tapping, became famous because he is a virtuoso of bass I'm joking (don't take it too seriously) i love him, amazing human being, teacher and musician

[@avalerionbass]

He puts feeling into every one of those flashy licks. A complex web built on a stable foundation.

[@contrabbasso76]

You aren’t wrong. Neither is Victor. Comical irony!

[@monke-mk5]

@P Botrel you didn't get famous for playing simple riff, but you keep people listening. Thats what he said

[@murraypulsarto]

Fawning simpletons come in every guise... normally liberal apologists for mediocrity.

[@DavidEpstein]

Your Mama don't know who Victor Wooten is.

[@wyzzyx1080]

Correction: Every MUSICIAN needs to hear this.

[@johnm3187]

Not avant-garde musicians who don't care about it.

[@rockspyder3970]

I stand in awe, totally blown away by this man’s wisdom. Respect!!

[@beefy19841192]

Met Victor once many years ago. One of the most genuine people you could ever meet. Great dude.

[@Ronaldosdds]

"When you can reach someone with feeling, you can play less techniques." - Thanks for reminding us, Victor.

[@thomasmeyers5165]

Mannn ur missing the best part of that line. To me it ends "when you can reach someone with feeling, you can stop playing techniques - and start playing music"

[@Guankabun]

This man is the definition of cool, knowledge, soul, and a real musician. I love this man.

[@jfb112697]

fucking same man he's so cool

[@brettzolstick989]

Is that Micheal League with him? So much concentrated bass power in one spot.

[@iblindsamurai2677]

I believe that is also one of mike’s vintage p basses that victor wooten is playing

[@TheTruthAdamsShow1]

Yup

[@TrueCharecter]

Ground up music festival look it up go to it these sit downs happen a couple of times a day

[@kingdeedee]

IBlind Samurai that would make a lot of sense. I've been wondering why in the world Vic would be playing a P, but then I remembered that's literally all Michael plays

[@inevitablecraftslab]

seems to be because of markbass

[@robertschaeffer5861]

Victor...beast on bass. Major influence. Knows the groove. Really enjoy his concepts on sounds.

[@sirfizz6518]

I feel like Victor is one of those who's brought wisdom all his life. Even when he was a little kid he was probably blowing minds. He's intelligent, observant and insightful.

[@bottleforty1]

Exactly. A simple melody that most people can hum will stick.

[@owenmajor1314]

“every bassist needs to hear this” trust me they have...

[@jules8159]

Bass is so beautiful. It’s nowhere to be found but without it there’d be a weird empty place in a lot of songs. Seeing this guy jammin made me happy and smile in litterally 2 seconds.

[@metalheadblues]

Laying down bass makes a song come to life

[@jracerichards]

Yet how do you explain When Doves cry ,or Kiss by Prince

[@mudshark351]

I enjoy listening to Victor Wooten talk as much I enjoy listening to him play. He's a true American treasure.

[@caseysurgent6091]

As a bassist that has been playing 20+ years. I keep coming back to this video because Victor is a great teacher and can communicate his teachings to non-musicians as well which is extraordinarily rare in people

[@KM-px8cs]

Gifted intellectually and musically.

[@fernandoantoniomusic8712]

“It’s not about being a great musician; it’s just about playing great songs.” - Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein

[@gorillaump5869]

Yes!! I watched that interview!

[@pardolagames8994]

Literally the opposite of Polyphia

[@fernandoantoniomusic8712]

@@pardolagames8994 I can’t tell if you like or dislike Polyphia. I hate them tho. Tim Henson to me is like having the playing talent Ichika Nito while only having the song writing ability of Machine Gun Kelly.

[@pardolagames8994]

@@fernandoantoniomusic8712 that's exactly what I think

[@fernandoantoniomusic8712]

@@pardolagames8994 nice

[@AndrewKarczewski]

I just realised this is what I love about John Frusciante’s work with RHCP. For example “Can’t Stop” … starts simple - you’re feeling … then the song gets more complicated - now you’re listening. Thanks Victor 😃

[@thefool2007]

He is such a genius. How else can you explain this insight into music? Freedom in artistry is what he is about. Saw him live a few times (I feel so lucky) and he is spot on about feelings. He can play music so well that you can move from joy to melancholy to tears. Thank God for VLW. He was and still is an innovator and a game changer who touched so many musicians lives-including mine.

[@gabibonza]

Agree 100% 😎👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@benjaminmacdonald9558]

i would extend this to every musician needs to hear this, applies to everything, so important

[@oe542]

Reminds me of the saying “the perfect is the enemy of the good” There’s a million musicians who know everything there is to know about music. They have perfect ears, perfect form, great work ethic, know how to compose, know how to engineer, know how to change styles...... why aren’t they all famous? Because while they know everything there is to know about how to make music, they don’t know how to make you feel it. Simple as that. The most famous musicians aren’t always the best.

[@thescriptwriter824]

Preaching the gospel of creativity. It all starts with a feeling, then the music, the painting, the book can emerge.

[@mmabrute]

This is so true. In my Heavy Metal Guitar Bible, a music book I picked up in the 80s. I read an anonymous quote that has stuck with me since. "Play as fast as you want but with no feeling it means nothing".

[@ctubridy]

I got to jam with Victor when he visited my high school in 2003 (I was on keyboard). Legend.

[@pariah_carey]

Absolute legend. I love the way he commands the crowd. He’s so undeniably great that people actually WANT to listen to what he has to say.

[@jbpizza4281]

The title of this video should be "EVERY Musician needs to FEEL this"

[@doncorleone7940]

The snarky puppy guy sitting beside victor is in "in the zone" listening position. Victor might establish a bass cult.

[@peterjanjanin9883]

He already has

[@peterzelaya4771]

Michael League is the P bass guy.

[@peterjanjanin9883]

@@peterzelaya4771 you're thinking of Rocco Prestia 🤓

[@jhankri]

I've seen him live several times. The man is brilliant, down to earth and real. He connects without being pretentious.

[@mattryan6886]

Damn Victor really just broke that down to me. Play and make the audience “feel” your playing and you got them.

[@jermainelong1843]

It's amazing how someone so capable of incredible complexity and technique also knows what really matters👍👍

[@Stiglr]

Coming from a bass MONSTER like him, that's quite an endorsement for the bass playing its intended support role (ok, ok, with several notable, and highly talented exceptions to that rule!)

[@ChimRichalds750]

Not to mention we got Michael League just hanging out up there next to Victor acting super regular. No big deal lol. Two of my favorite musicians! I’d like to see more of this.

[@pdxfun4888]

He is wise and here is a guy that can play anything yet, he preaches simplicity. Amazing

[@reidgyselinck1994]

For those of you that are trying to find the name of the song from the first bassline. It is “Freddie’s Dead” by Curtis Mayfield

[@user-rw2vt2jd8w]

Thanks a lot. Thank you so much.

[@marian9445]

I love how Victor teaches, and always have. He's the first bassist that I happened to hear teaching his techniques so I bought his DVDs and loved them all.

[@deebo1186]

I’m surprised honestly, I was looking for something but i didn’t know what it was, I felt stressed and lost but when I clicked on this video everything he said just calmed me down the vibe he gives, his wisdom the truth, Once again Mr. Wooten has inspired and gave a life lesson to another fellow musician.

[@YOULOOTWESHOOT101]

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@johnm3187]

Why dont you just go and marry him then?

[@yauker]

Stop fishing for likes and live your life dude. . . Stop needing a problem that someone in your immediate vicinity needs to be the saviour of. man up.

[@johnm3187]

@@yauker that just makes no sense, get your 3rd grade education out of my comment section, son.

[@andymwes]

He cracked the code to making good music.

[@ZaGaijinSmash]

Even the tone of his voice and wisdom is gold

[@borj_1967]

What an amazing man.

[@jannmikoingelrabagogamingc6012]

For anyone wondering, if I could remember correctly, the guy fanboying at the left name is Michael League. He is a really great bassist and founder of the mega band "Snarky Puppy".

[@Wheelly1]

I was there, sitting just in front of him. Ground Up 2018 fest. Michael was listening him and began crying at some point. It was that strong. I remember from what he had said "when you call you mother you say two syllables and she recognizes you. How many notes do you need to play in order to people recognize your music?" Btw Wooten was just killing on double bass that time.

[@TropicIslandMusic]

When kids ask me about writing songs, I often point them to musicians like Chuck Berry, Kurt Cobain, Bowie, Oasis etc. Their most well known songs stick with you because of their simplicity. You don't need to have studied music or know about theory to create something that moves people.

[@JP-pm5hj]

I always come back to this video to be reminded of Victor’s genius

[@whatsupwithsteve]

That was a wonderful lesson that should benefit any young musician as he develops!

[@upsidecarpentry9596]

hes just the freaking coolest!

[@TheStoneyJackson]

First thing you should learn from Victor is: enjoy it! You’ll never find this man playing without smiling ear to ear!

[@JackTheRabbitMusic]

Wow, I never knew that quote about how ‘people will forget what you say/do, but will always remember how you made THEM FEEL’, was attributable to Maya Angelou. I first heard Al Jarreau say it in an interview on the Tavis Smiley show, now I hear Victor Wooten talk about the same thing. Ever since I heard Al Jarreau say it, I have been living it myself. Peace. 🐰💙🎸🎶🤝✌️

[@H1MXavier]

Every bass player needs to hear the man play “amazing grace “ life changing 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@chaz_noize]

Victor is such a phenomenal musician and human being. Thanks for sharing this gem of a video with the world. 🙌🏾

[@Cavemanfbs1]

Bass players need to learn this, its about what you are adding to the groove or the feeling tour bassline adds, not always about how many techniques you can do or how complex you can make it...

[@kadewoodtechfolder]

Victor has been one of my biggest inspirations as a musician, and I’m a guitarist!

[@cheese3341]

When I was 7 I went to one of victors concerts and after I waited by his bus for him to sign my bass and then he invited me onto the bus

[@danadane2501]

Victor is just as incredible as a teacher as he is a BASSIST. ICON!

[@OpinionatedMonk]

He sounds like Denzel Washington. Now I can't get this outta my head.

[@akirayomashi1979]

Bit of Magic Johnson as well

[@Alien_nation]

My man

[@super2984]

Alien nation * my nigga *

[@eddienoragong402]

BB was one of those rare musicians, who could play one note, and you knew it was him

[@sleepymarauder4178]

BB, Mark Knopfler and a few more. Instant recognizable

[@The_Bi-polar_Express]

Victor Wooten is my musical hero, he is so real and completely amazing.

[@ronan9736]

I love how 'in awe' Michael is.

[@ImpmanPDX]

I love that Michael League is just sitting there blown away the whole time!

[@aarongrubbmusic]

I'm not a bass player, but this is a very valuable lesson... From an amazing musician

[@jacgrobbelaar2425]

Should be the very first words of the very first bass lesson to new players!!!!

[@macisback9059]

Brilliant.. I've been giving a 14 yr old kid bass lesson & been saying or trying to say exactly this.. Now i don't have to, i can just play this for her.. Cheers Doc

[@DaveWestGuitar]

Genius. That’s awesome to hear. Music isn’t a sport, it’s an art.

[@giovani.bordignon]

Every MUSICIAN needs to hear this

[@maxproud]

This knowledge is so simple! Yet so true! And so important!

[@prokopkudlik6738]

How cool is it to hear Victor play on such a smooth sounding, classical type of bass?!

[@xualu1593]

Who else immediately had to look up Holdsworth cause they didnt know who he was. Glad I did, dude was fantastic

[@65Superhawk]

I didn't but he is right. Technical virtuosity garners respect from other musicians. Hummable songs garner record and ticket sales. RIP Holdsworth

[@mammon_is_god]

He got everyone feeling the groove of his ideas

[@scottcollins5060]

Such good words and devotion.

[@EnlightenedRogue24]

Every musician needs to read Victor Wooten’s book The Music Lesson . . . a musically life changing read. ☝️🥴🎵🎶🎵

[@fcleffox]

One of my all time favorite reads for both music and life lessons!

[@frankmount226]

Wow! Now it makes more sense why I love him so much. Amazing. What a good dude

[@jubuthehutt]

"When you can reach someone with feeling you can play less techniques": I agree, Victor Wooten is the best technician

[@nathanielblackwoodrealpage]

Words of wisdom from one of the GOATS 💯💯

[@hgarnet1682]

My man really talking story while he is owning it at bass Respect man, respect

[@elliottsmith8636]

EVERYONE needs to hear this

[@DOCTORBAZZ]

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