[quote name='Stan_da_man' post='616212' date='Oct 4 2009, 08:17 AM']People hold Flea in high regard because he is what made them start playing bass in the first place. Well at least for me he did.[/quote]
[quote name='Kev' post='616217' date='Oct 4 2009, 08:36 AM']skills aside, i would choose to listen to flea over wooten any day of the week. I just find wooten to be pretentious and boring.
Atop of that, flea was proabably my biggest influence to pick up a bass, and i know i wont be alone there. Surely thats enough to regard him a great playr if he inspires people to play? Thats what its all about for me, not playing amazing grace with harmonics....[/quote]
Same here. Wouldn't have picked up a bass if it wasn't for him.
Oh and I don't suppose I'm the only person who's noticed the irony of posting a Claypool song THAT ISN'T EVEN HIS SONG