The Spirit Of Music - Victor Wooten | Modern Wisdom Podcast 304

Victor Wooten is one of the greatest bass players of all time and a 5-times Grammy Award Winner.
After a career of writing, teaching and performing at the highest levels on earth, Victor has come to gain some insights around how music affects us and what we might be losing if we don't properly nurture it.
Expect to learn how Victor deals with his internal critic, what he does to open up his students' creativity, what fast food and modern music have in common, how Victor overcomes nerves when performing and much more...
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[@ChrisWillx]

Press Subscribe for more lovely soulful speaking voices.

[@FlynLatif]

so much respect for having this guy on, didn't see that coming

[@raeyaro]

I am very grateful and fulfilled for you to bring this types of souls and personalities of whom people can actually learn a thing or two and get some life knowledge. Huge follower of Sir Victor and now following this channel for more of this type of content

[@calebstone22]

The man is a muse to millions. He changed my outlook by saying “No wrong notes but bad grooves. All notes are and can be the right note” Amazingly deep, simple, and oh so useful.

[@hrossaman]

When he name drops The Beatles, Miles Davis, Zeppelin, and Skynyrd...I freaking love it. Thank you for not being a jazz nazi, even when you could.

[@mojorn8837]

Love listening to Victa talk, almost as much as I love to hear him play. Thank you for all you do!

[@ChrisWillx]

My pleasure 👊

[@banzaibomb4980]

Damn did not expect to see Wooten here, really great interview

[@alexdebling1564]

I had the pleasure of seeing Victor play with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones as part f the Toronto Jazz Fest a few years ago. My dad was a major fan of Victor and Bela, and it ended up being the last concert my brother and I were able to take my dad prior to him getting sick and passing away from cancer. When Victor did his signature 360 spin during his bass solo,my dad jumped out of his seat! We had a fantastic night (it was the highlight f the jazz festival for us) and I'll always cherish that final concert experience I had with my father. Victor, thanks for sharing your music and wisdom with us. Chris: Thanks for bringing Victor on to your channel.

[@davidwylde8426]

Wow, didn’t expect him as a guest on here. Impressive range of interviews.

[@userrrfriendly1908]

same here

[@OractheIII]

Same! Wooten is a legend in the Bass world 👌💯💪

[@crookedclassic]

The way Victor thinks and conceptualizes the world is really interesting, he's a very wise man! I've always felt that he has so much more to offer than just his virtuosity on the instrument.

[@Mjr47]

Victor Wooten so slept on. Such a source of wisdom.

[@ChrisWillx]

Agreed. Serious insight

[@pseudovibes98]

slept on? he is one of the most famous bass players of current time.

[@Mjr47]

@@pseudovibes98 I don't mean musically. More in terms of his intellect, I've never seen him on this kind of podcast before.

[@pseudovibes98]

@@Mjr47 Ohh yeah, get what you mean now. Thats true. I used to play guitar as a kid, hated the lessons cause I thouight I was always too slow. I started bass two years ago. Taking this easy and only doing it for fun and that made me so much better. A lot thanks to wootens approach on music. This approach could of coure be aplied to other things in life. So in those terms, definatly

[@Mjr47]

@@pseudovibes98 right on man, that's awesome!

[@fashioniconjaylienkay]

I'm primarily Hard Rock/Metal guy but Victor's skill, passion & personality transcend musical genres. Thank you for all you do Chris! PS. Hope we can meet up one day. Much Peace & Love.

[@ChrisWillx]

Victor is legit no matter the genre. Cheers Jaylien!

[@Mrpsblobsoflowendmung]

Absolutely love to see Victor on here Defiantly left field for this channel or is it ? 😂. Victor is a very rare breed of self taught or rather family taught musician with a special philosophical approach to life learning and music . This has made my day bud thanks so much

[@ChrisWillx]

Honestly man, all I'm interested in is talking to fascinating people regardless of their industry. Vic definitely fits that mould.

[@Mrpsblobsoflowendmung]

@@ChrisWillx finally got to finishing listening to this conversation today and it was as special as I knew it was going to be. it was so good to hear you talking with him and exploring ideas and comparisons to other aspects of life. he usually only talks to other bass players and it can be a very one directional conversation this was fantastic . Thanks Chris Love your channel, oh an I just Ordered my Hail Lobster T Shirt for first Gig back after Pandemic . JP is a legend also.

[@lcarthel]

Thank you for having Victor on! Listening to entire albums on flac with quality speakers over here!

[@ChrisWillx]

The guy's a legend. Was my pleasure

[@DH-oj2ru]

Dude....I have been watching this show for a while, but had no idea you had Victor Wooten on here....respect to you for interviewing this man, he is a personal hero of mine and one of the greatest musicians ever to live. Awesome job Chris. This is an ACTUAL musician, not some autotuned joke like Post Malone, Cardi B, etc. There are TONS of real musiciand out here, we just have to SUPPORT THEM. Lazy and willfully-ignorant consumers are the cause of most of our problems today.

[@bassimprovjams3772]

I love Victor so much! What a beautiful man!! His smile after he knows he just dropped some pure wisdoms is heartwarming

[@johnqpublic2718]

This was the co-pilot I needed to navigate this hectic morning. So many fires.... and I worked yesterday!

[@ChrisWillx]

Take control of the wheel Luke

[@johnqpublic2718]

Roger!

[@HenritheHorse]

Dude, never would have thought to see Victor here!

[@ChrisWillx]

I'm a big fan. The guy's legit AF

[@HenritheHorse]

@@ChrisWillx Me too, thanks for the interview!

[@mattj65816]

What is being lost, for laypeople like me, is the experience of repeatedly suffering through Track Four to get to Track Five, only to find that, hey, Track Four isn't so bad after all, and having your taste and appreciation stretched out a bit in the process.

[@ChrisWillx]

Is that tapes and prior? Even CD didn't have that issue

[@mattj65816]

@@ChrisWillx mostly tapes, though with CDs there was still an order, and there were times when you didn't have a remote control, or you didn't want to get up and hit the track forward button. Even during the CD era, there are lots and lots of songs that I learned to like because of where they were situated on an album. Nowadays that doesn't seem to happen. To a simpleton like me, this is the most concrete thing that has been lost. Although I do have a sense that the quality of the music has gone way, way down.

[@chase_k23]

Excellent interview choice. What an amazing diversity of guests on this podcast!

[@ChrisWillx]

I try!

[@pacquetman]

Victor Wooten is an awesome get, not to mention an absolute genius on the bass!

[@mattcraig163]

Oh man, a little surprised to see Victor on here. I absolutely love it. He’s such a talent. His live version of amazing grace on the bass still gives me chills when I listen to it. I would give anything to play like him. Great get Chris!!!!!

[@godswatching2863]

Man this really touched me. I stuggle with self confendence. I was raised by such controling parents. Dont do that dont do this. And now i have a son and hate to think of him lak8ng confidence. All i can say is thank you and i will try work these thoughts into my day.

[@martynspooner5822]

Another good one I am loving the variety on this channel. Thanks

[@moviecore4621]

This guy can tap on a bass like nobody's business. Very happy you interviewed him because it just jostled my brain back to remembering his music vividly

[@WatchAlfiePlay]

This guy got me into playing music! I loved the passion and the way he can move around 6 or 7 string bass strings...

[@leebrown1049]

What a cool guy, everyone should have a music teacher like this in their life when they first learn music. Another classic, cheers Chris

[@camtheman3x6]

Wooten is the king! Keep up the great interviews Chris!

[@drjbone]

Delighted to hear Vic preach, and awesome to see him in your sphere. Thank you, Master Williamson. 🤟🏽❤️‍🔥🐉

[@user-zx1qh8uc7y]

Victor is The Music Monk !

[@w00tbassman]

Chris , you are amazing for interviewing my fave bass player idol. THANKS. Great interview packed with wonderful wisdom, from you both.

[@QDdawg44]

Woot woot!! Great guest! Great communicator! He knows whats up with subconcious programming. 👊

[@zodjenkins2595]

Instant like, need to hear more from Victor ☺

[@tommyrocker33]

Damn good job man, love this one. Victor is full of wisdom that everyone should hear, seems a proper down-to-earth cool guy.

[@jimlambie5419]

This is a good interview. Chris does an effective job asking good questions without the usual awe-filled fan vibe. I've seen Victor play and speak many times and have been positively influenced by his playing and insights. But it was refreshing to see how he reacted to the way the questions were asked here.

[@iirelative9797]

Favorite speaker, not to mention favorite musician.

[@connerfarrell]

Been excited to watch this one!

[@ChrisWillx]

Enjoy Connor

[@thefrankfactorshow]

Big wisdom - layers on layers. Great interview.

[@InclusiveMusicUK]

Amen brother, excellent useful pedagogy and facilitation tips. Thank you x

[@HappilyCamping]

Lovely interview. Thanks. ❤

[@TheGwiner]

Amazing words. Amazing music,

[@robertmyers6859]

BRILLIANT. I totally agree

[@fallingTheHorizones]

Great podcast!

[@Iamaplatypus42]

Wow, Victor Wooten!! Nice!

[@nickvegasfreight]

OK, Chris... as a long-time working musician, just the thought that you'd have Victor on makes my heart sing. Good on ya, Mate. You and Mikey should think about taking Vic along to Rooosha.

[@wafflemassacre5536]

Fantastic

[@obi-wanshinobi2353]

Legend

[@davedave8608]

brilliant

[@andrewcrawley285]

Genius

[@DrMackSplackem]

He said at around 58:00, "My brothers realize that if you're ten, you've been listening to music for eleven years". Did anyone else catch that? Maybe he meant something entirely different, but I've been told that when I was a wee fetus, whenever my mother sat at her piano and played her music she could feel me kicking from inside. I may be way off in my analysis of his meaning behind that statement, but for whatever reason, I have always had an easy way with music throughout my life, unlike almost every other challenge I've come across.

[@ElectraHorvat]

more musicians and creatives in general pretty please!!!

[@Caligulove]

Wow. You got victor fucking Wooten on the show? Dude's a legend. He won't say as much, but IMO, he's up there with some some of the greats he mentioned. Ask any bass aficionado who the top 5 bassists are, and that guy is in there.

[@billw8648]

I’m glad I was born when they were still passing out imaginations!

[@nathangreen5097]

We need a Renaissance.......badly.

[@anitaorton8099]

right

[@Banksteroflove]

Should have him back on 🤷🏻

[@kahwigulum]

Sorry, Chris. I didn't click on this video and stay for the interview because of a 15 second hook at the start. I came for Victor Wooten.

[@ChrisWillx]

Clicks are clicks 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@dariuszjablonski1969]

A sage

[@xyanide1986]

In my mind, that fast music started with disco of mostly hooks on repeat. Do agree there is lesser and lesser artistic merit to pop music through the decades, but good music is still being made. You just have to dig a bit deeper for it. With music and people paying for it, I dunno it has become easier than ever to support smaller artists directly through things like bandcamp and indie labels with an online shop for physical media and merch.

[@ElectraHorvat]

what's that gentle high pitched noise starting at 34:04?

[@xyanide1986]

What I think a lot of these musical people aren't seeing (including me for a long time) is that the masses just aren't them. A mass of people by definition can't have a refined taste to begin with, and it was those true artists that were given a platform to perform in those early days. There wasn't any risk mitigation or board meetings for a promo campaign. As commercialisation grew, risk of investment had to be reduced, target demographics are formed, etc. etc. and the masses aren't any wiser. The masses never really picked their musical champions, they were there and they were given a shot. Music might've had a golden era and I think it might be a color gradient through the decades. Now you just have to dig a little past the surface and find those new amazing artists that are still around today.

[@stephenalexander6721]

Dang!

[@TomatoBreadOrgasm]

Holy shit, you got Wooten?

[@tylerwmbass]

oh shit! everyone go to EMGs channel and check out his solos there then come back here.

[@ChristIsKing270]

How can there be any "thumbs down" on this? Smh

[@mikehickman3932]

dude you have to get Jacob Collier

[@aybeesea6115]

👍👍👍

[@wynandbritz9056]

Hopefully people will realize the importance of live music again.

[@TropicalCoder]

Interesting. I get what he's saying, but he is speaking as a performer. As a performer he says "We used to listen to vinyl." No, he's wrong. We used to make our own music, for 99.999% of our existence as the Human Race. That's what real music is - a participatory act, not something to "consume". We lost so much when we stopped participating.

[@acidbubbles419]

I know the answer.

[@hrossaman]

Victor, please separate the audio-quality argument, and the music (song, timbres, rhythms, lyrics, vibe, groove) argument. They really are different things. I'll take an mp3 of Stevie Wonder over ultra hi-fi Nicki Minaj.

[@ChrisWillx]

HA!

[@nickvegasfreight]

Nice. The example works, and made me laugh out loud. Thanks.

[@nathangreen5097]

The answer is going back to the roots. Stop consuming this fake plastic “fast music”. Pick up an instrument and play it, figure it out. Physical touch. Feel the vibrations. Make a sound. The music is inside us all. Like all things ruined by the convenience of technology, get back to humanity and the root of feeling. Victor is sage.

[@noleenole8254]

People choose not to drink water.

[@Activation1111]

As much as I love and respect mr. Victor Wooten. And I agree with 99.9% of everything he said. But,, Music is not a female or a woman. The ideas that flow to us might be feminine. But the physical ‘action’ of actually creating the music masculine (playing the actual instrument). But feminine does not mean woman. And masculine does not mean man. Masculine and feminine/Ying and yang are energies. Possessed by each human being born to this reality. Unfortunately, sometimes when people anthropomorphize energies (for example, the kemetic/Egyptian deities)/ vibration, or aspects of nature,, that behavior tends to feed the egos of those the false statement favors. Giving them the delusion meant of ownership or a full sense of superiority over others. So music is not female. Although the ideas that flow to the artist come from the feminine aspects of nature. Which, obviously males and females of the human species can experience. Then apply masculine energy for the manifestation or crystallization of those feelings, ideas, visions, out of body experiences, the receiving of information, inspirations or experiences into this reality.

[@mikaelohman9839]

Sigh....he is so wrong here. Lots of songs will be played for many years to come. There are tons of "real" artists (meaning his taste) around. They can become big easier today than before so it's not even close to the reality he claims we are in. Not at all. He is doing the same mistakes as people did against the start of pop-music etc. The music of the devil. Then it was hard rock. Now...who would have guessed...

[@mikaelohman9839]

"You just had to be good" is soooo much bs. Holy cow how much bs that is. The labels were so much more in control before than now. And how about the really really good people from small cities before internet?

[@mikaelohman9839]

So, as you all can see I did not agree on the intro to this whole conversation but I am happy I listen to it all. Lots of good stuff. When he goes into teaching and learning...that hit home really well. So, thanks for that! :)

[@egz3637]

Victor Wooten is definitely and will always be superior to me musically, I will never be close to his level in the realm of music. He did lowkey contradict himself when he was talking about quality while staying real and going purely by feels. But sometimes feels suck and you are straight up just bad, then you can't really go by feel and have to learn and go with calculated music and techniques. If that makes sense.

[@robertmyers6859]

BRILLIANT. I totally agree