282: Dave Swift on Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, and being an industrial bassist

As the bassist for Jools Holland's band for over two decades, Dave Swift is likely the U.K.'s best-known bassist.  He has performed with an astonishing array of artists, including:

• Paul Simon
• Eric Clapton
• Paul McCartney
• Chaka Kahn
• Smokey Robinson

The list goes on and on!

He and I got a chance to sit down over Skype earlier this fall and dig into all sorts of fascinating topics like:

• how Dave transcribes the songs he performs with Jools
• why people call Dave an "industrial" bassist
• learning a tune in front of Amy Winehouse
• being impressive versus truly moving someone musically
• life on the road and in the studio
• crazy gig stories like playing with Smokey Robinson and Eric Clapton without a rehearsal!

Dave is a great guy and is such a fun person to chat with!  He recently redesigned his website, so be sure to dig into everything that he's up to there.

Links to check out:

• Dave's website
• Dave's appearance on the Lean Musician Podcast
• Later… with Jools Holland (YouTube channel)
• Dave’s bass guitar collection (YouTube)
• Scott Devine interviewing Dave Swift (YouTube)
• list of all the artists with which Dave has played (it’s a huge list!)

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