"Just dig it and enjoy it:. Hell Yeah!!! We DO! Thank you for posting this gem. This, kids, is rock music history. Thank you, The Sessions Panel, for bringing this to us. "Listen to the song and let the song dictate what the song wants you to do". This, kids, is a musical Genius.
My favorite bass player. Never a note out of place...never overplays. Any aspiring young bass player should listen to what he does. Deceptively simple perfection.
i've been a bass player for 45 years. when i started i never wanted to be a rock star. i wanted to be lee sklar. the guy the stars call when they need a bass player. pino too. couldn't give a crap about the audience knowing my name. respect of your peers is the key
I am a Fusion fan and Leland came on my radar via Billy Cobham's incredible first album Spectrum. And by that weird degree of separation thing, Leland mentioned his love of Ten Years After, and recently I discovered TYA's bassist Leo Lyons lives just around the corner from me! My wife who works in the local post office mentioned that she thought one of her customers played at Woodstock, and then I bumped into him on a corner café. Anyway he signed a TYA album for me recently. What a small world!
What a humble introspective intelligent guy. So many musicians are thought of just for their music so to hear great players interviewed is always a great listen.
Love your work and your latest TH-cam offerings ... Started playing bass when I was 10 years old ... Played through school in orchestra and jazz band ... Now I am a 63 year old :old school" singer songwriter ... As I create songs on the six string I can usually hear the bass part I would like to add. ... Many times that part sounds a lot like Mr. Sklar. Thanks!
Leland Sklar, Danny Kortchmar and Russ Kunkle among others. These guys have played on countless well known songs by NUMEROUS artists that are now in the Rock and Roll HoF, yet they are not in it themselves. They deserve a place in the Hall as well. They played the music that we love and the HoF needs to come up with a way to get them in too.
That brought back memories. I had taken accordion lessons but in the mid fifties in elementary school the call went out that the school orchestra needed a couple of kids to lean cello. My friend and I showed up and the teacher looked at me and said, "You're tall. Why don't you learn to play the string bass?" It begins in many ways. If you talk to 100 musicians you'll hear 100 different stories.
One look at the thumbnail and my first thought was "Thats the motherfucker in Sussudio!" A quick check of Wikipedia reveals that to in fact be the case; nice.
Just love this . I have seen it twice . Leland Sklar is a breath of fresh air. Humility and grace . I always ask myself on most bass lines I record … “What would Lee do?” It is such a pleasure to talk with Lee and see him in action . And lastly, great interview bass brother 🙌🏽🎵
Simandl boook! I actually loved those exercises. And the changing majors and taking forever to graduate is so familiar, I switched from physics to music to art to political science and back to music...
If you are here- then you know. You need to give Leland MEGA props. The guy is an icon. Played with the best, played on some of the most iconic records ever.
...I was fortunate to have met Lee waiting for a red-eye flight out of LAX airport a few years back. He was as welcoming, interesting, positive, sincere, & funny as in this interview. It's no surprise that his gig calendar is always full.
Well there aren't many musicians as knowledgable & experienced as Mr.Skar is, What a legend !! I just got a new Bass Guru !! Thanks for this wonderful interview !
Not taking anything away from Mr. Sklar, but there are thousands of musicians who are his peers, in many different genres, many with gray or white hair and wry smiles. Music is such a compelling human imperative that must be given voice. We are blessed by those we are fortunate enough to hear.
Such an amazing bassist and after watching this, he’s also an amazing human being who seems to have all his priorities in the right order. Lucky us and all those musicians/bands that got to work with him and vice versa.
Great Musician..yes a legend..seen him many times with Phil Collins and with Toto..all the top guys wanted him..and I can see why, talent and a very nice person sooo chill ..I had no idea how extensive his background was he has done it all great interview
This gentleman, and others like him....are giving us all pearls of wisdom here....let's hope at least some are wise enough to listen and heed his advice. Thanks for this post.
I came back to vinyl and that's where I'm happy. Buying an album is an event. The first listen, artwork liner notes. It's just not the same with any other format.
I just saw this interview today. Mr Sklar, truer words never spoken. My hats off to you. Yes I should have been one of the 200 bass players you taught in Berkeley. When I was young it was chop city, full of p/@$ and vineger. However the folks who mentored me had a really simple saying. “It’s what you don’t play that counts”. Pairs well with your thing about letting the song direct you. This has been my mantra for 30+ years. Now in my fifth decade of this life I realize that I’m not going to be a Jaco or a Stanley or a Mark (or a you for that matter as we all are unique) as I tend to not be that technical in my approach, but I am confident in the fact that I can play what the song needs. That’s a skill that’s priceless. I also tend to be a little like you in that when I record I can’t replicate what I just put down and have to relearn it if needed for other things. thank you for sharing and doing the interview as it brought back good memories to me.
JOHN Petricki, you are so right. My wife and I met Leland while he was touring with Toto. He was super, super nice. By the way he talked with us on the second night you would have thought he'd known us for years. He's a true class act.
@@dannymcmince he was the first bass player to fill the shoes of Mike Porcaro after he stopped to play. Mr. Sklar have a huge love for the Porcaro family, specially Jeff.
Leland is a legend he does what any musician should do and thats play what the song wants you to play there have been times where ive played in bands and people have brought in songs i just listen to whats being presented if its something where im playing something simple then so be it if its a song where there is room for me to do something complex then thats what i will do
Great interview 👍. Always saw him play with Phil and enjoyed his work. What a masterful musician with optimal music and personal perspectives. Wish he was my bass player .
I had the absolute honour of working on a TOTO gig in NYC and hanging out back stage with Lee (as well as Luke & the boys of course) He is one of the industry's genuine humble decent human beings. So generous with his time and energy. And one of the coolest dudes I have ever met in my 45 year industry career. We talked about his custom made splade fret basses and many other things. And I'm not even a bass player! One of my highlights for sure. I'll never forget it.
Father Time...always insightful and amusing! Very tasty player...love the story about being the "King of glissando" as it's one of things I like best about his playing.
I'm a proud believer in Leland and he's a proud believer in The Rhythmic Arts Project!!! What a great interview, Dom makes it a walk n the park! Thanks guys
"Just dig it and enjoy it:. Hell Yeah!!! We DO! Thank you for posting this gem. This, kids, is rock music history. Thank you, The Sessions Panel, for bringing this to us. "Listen to the song and let the song dictate what the song wants you to do". This, kids, is a musical Genius.
Glad you're enjoying The Sessions....more info about what we do at www.TheSessions.org
Theo 80126 What Positive, man+!
Yes sir, not at all like the antiseptic shit that is coming out now!
What a great interview-he plays what's best for the song
@@frozenintime1009 We all talk like that (mostly) but delivering "what the song wants" just isn't that easy...
Leland now has his own TH-cam guys it’s solid gold
I'd say....solid Platinum! :)
25:40 - I love Lee's 'Producer Switch'. Ha ha, awesome.
My favorite bass player. Never a note out of place...never overplays. Any aspiring young bass player should listen to what he does. Deceptively simple perfection.
Love this man...no ego...serving the song. Beautiful artist.
i've been a bass player for 45 years. when i started i never wanted to be a rock star. i wanted to be lee sklar. the guy the stars call when they need a bass player. pino too. couldn't give a crap about the audience knowing my name. respect of your peers is the key
Leland is the man. I am a guitarist but to hear all the wisdom and knowledge of Leland is just wow. Love the notes he chooses to play!
They just don't get much cooler than Leland. What a beautiful soul.
I am a Fusion fan and Leland came on my radar via Billy Cobham's incredible first album Spectrum. And by that weird degree of separation thing, Leland mentioned his love of Ten Years After, and recently I discovered TYA's bassist Leo Lyons lives just around the corner from me! My wife who works in the local post office mentioned that she thought one of her customers played at Woodstock, and then I bumped into him on a corner café. Anyway he signed a TYA album for me recently. What a small world!
First time i heard Gina from Leslie Phillips the name Leland Sklar never left me... really unbelievable
THE most lovable man on my horizon right now
Beautiful, a man with this career... At the end of his line saying something so meaningful to the next generations!
Personally met this legend twice now, the humility from him is astonishing given what he has achieved, total and utter gentleman!!!
My favorite bass player. Thanks Lee for your sound.
Very entertaining interview of a man that has lived a blessed life
It had to Be Live with Neve .lol. You’re the Best Leland . Hope all is well with you ,your lovely wife and those amazing Animals the Bassett Boys.
What a humble introspective intelligent guy. So many musicians are thought of just for their music so to hear great players interviewed is always a great listen.
THIS is HOW you interview a legend...excellent!
Wow, that last question and answer was so good.
Words of wisdom from Lee. He’s one amazing dude!
Love your work and your latest TH-cam offerings ... Started playing bass when I was 10 years old ... Played through school in orchestra and jazz band ... Now I am a 63 year old :old school" singer songwriter ... As I create songs on the six string I can usually hear the bass part I would like to add. ... Many times that part sounds a lot like Mr. Sklar. Thanks!
Leland Sklar, Danny Kortchmar and Russ Kunkle among others. These guys have played on countless well known songs by NUMEROUS artists that are now in the Rock and Roll HoF, yet they are not in it themselves.
They deserve a place in the Hall as well. They played the music that we love and the HoF needs to come up with a way to get them in too.
I saw Lee Sklar play with Phil Collins twice and was absolutely blown away by his playing ability, style and technique.
Great video!
You get a sense of peacefulness listening to this great master of bass.
LELAND THE BASS MONSTER.🥁😎🥁
Leland Sklar is a legend! Love his playing, love the way he thinks!! Great interview Dom!!!
Thank you Lee ... yr words make the difference 🤓
That brought back memories. I had taken accordion lessons but in the mid fifties in elementary school the call went out that the school orchestra needed a couple of kids to lean cello. My friend and I showed up and the teacher looked at me and said, "You're tall. Why don't you learn to play the string bass?" It begins in many ways. If you talk to 100 musicians you'll hear 100 different stories.
Guys and gals, pay attention to what he says at 30:00 to 31:30.
I've only just seen this but it's still relevant to this day. Absolutely nailed it.
100%, the consumate musician's musician
‘Horny to play’ and ‘flailing’ ....so true, a sobering reminder to listen more!
Yep, in those 60 seconds the dude explained all you need to know as a musician in a band. The essence of greatness.
@NDFOOTBALL Keep voting, slave!
One look at the thumbnail and my first thought was "Thats the motherfucker in Sussudio!"
A quick check of Wikipedia reveals that to in fact be the case; nice.
"Be true to yourself and just relish the fact that you were blessed enough to do this". Truer words have never been spoken. Tony.
what a beautiful cat!...He exudes so much peacefulness and wisdom...i could listen to him for hours. .thank you for this!
Just to say, he's not actually a cat, but a real human being.
He is merlin the magician.
Fantastic Musician and Human being!! Beautiful person!! Love to Leland!! Thank You for the Music!👌🤗
Just love this. Thank you for blessing us with your ability and musicianship. Truly astounding!
Love this guy my whole life.
One of the best interviews I've ever heard. What an amazing talent. So humble, mentions famous people without name dropping. New fan for life.
Just love this . I have seen it twice . Leland Sklar is a breath of fresh air. Humility and grace . I always ask myself on most bass lines I record … “What would Lee do?”
It is such a pleasure to talk with Lee and see him in action . And lastly, great interview bass brother 🙌🏽🎵
Simandl boook! I actually loved those exercises. And the changing majors and taking forever to graduate is so familiar, I switched from physics to music to art to political science and back to music...
If you are here- then you know. You need to give Leland MEGA props. The guy is an icon. Played with the best, played on some of the most iconic records ever.
...I was fortunate to have met Lee waiting for a red-eye flight out of LAX airport a few years back. He was as welcoming, interesting, positive, sincere, & funny as in this interview. It's no surprise that his gig calendar is always full.
HeinekenPete very fortunate! He’s just one of those guys you want to talk to, even for a few minutes!
Well there aren't many musicians as knowledgable & experienced as Mr.Skar is,
What a legend !! I just got a new Bass Guru !! Thanks for this wonderful interview !
Not taking anything away from Mr. Sklar, but there are thousands of musicians who are his peers, in many different genres, many with gray or white hair and wry smiles. Music is such a compelling human imperative that must be given voice. We are blessed by those we are fortunate enough to hear.
Such an amazing bassist and after watching this, he’s also an amazing human being who seems to have all his priorities in the right order. Lucky us and all those musicians/bands that got to work with him and vice versa.
Love this video, you are awesome, and you are lucky to live your live sharing with great musicians and artist, you are the best.
A truly marvelous interview with a GREAT musician! What a joy to hear this great master speak! Many thanks! :)
Great Musician..yes a legend..seen him many times with Phil Collins and with Toto..all the top guys wanted him..and I can see why, talent and a very nice person sooo chill ..I had no idea how extensive his background was he has done it all great interview
The best and inspiring interview out there!
Brilliantly interviewed and brilliant responses. Leland is THE perfect musician.
This gentleman, and others like him....are giving us all pearls of wisdom here....let's hope at least some are wise enough to listen and heed his advice. Thanks for this post.
I came back to vinyl and that's where I'm happy. Buying an album is an event. The first listen, artwork liner notes. It's just not the same with any other format.
A digital download is just injecting commodity notes into your consciousness. There's so many at your fingertips. Gluttony. No need to savor them...
I know someone who's deceased son collected 20,000 big band and swing lps.
He died and they can't give them away.
@@carpediemarts705 Isnt it strange that out of all those things nobody wants, you can find a gem that just moves your soul. Amazing!
Great Cat! ..loved watching this... (bassist 35+ yrs)
Great video and awesome interview. As a bassist and musician in general I can really relate to the message Leland is giving here.
I just saw this interview today. Mr Sklar, truer words never spoken. My hats off to you. Yes I should have been one of the 200 bass players you taught in Berkeley. When I was young it was chop city, full of p/@$ and vineger. However the folks who mentored me had a really simple saying. “It’s what you don’t play that counts”. Pairs well with your thing about letting the song direct you. This has been my mantra for 30+ years. Now in my fifth decade of this life I realize that I’m not going to be a Jaco or a Stanley or a Mark (or a you for that matter as we all are unique) as I tend to not be that technical in my approach, but I am confident in the fact that I can play what the song needs. That’s a skill that’s priceless. I also tend to be a little like you in that when I record I can’t replicate what I just put down and have to relearn it if needed for other things. thank you for sharing and doing the interview as it brought back good memories to me.
Beyond the music, Leland is a wonderful personality, he just makes you feel like you know him, like a friend.
JOHN Petricki, you are so right. My wife and I met Leland while he was touring with Toto. He was super, super nice. By the way he talked with us on the second night you would have thought he'd known us for years. He's a true class act.
Absolutely agree! Xx
@@jplapp2862 that is truly amazing! Leland has such a warm personality, so so down to earth x
fascinating interview ...I'm not a musician but some of the things he explains about playing - amazing
Thank you for this interview. The backup players really make the singers shine.
i loved that man when he explained his placebo switch!genious!
Lee Sklar is a talent for the ages. He has done stuff that no one did before and no one will ever do again.
To sit down on a sunday and listen to a master is such a treat. Thank you uploader. Sklar is the man
What a great interview. Thank you!
First time I ever heard of this great man was on Toto's "Falling in between" in Paris. I was blown away!! His feel on the bass is very rare!!
he learned that gig is a few days with Luke...crazy skills
if U can it, U can do it everywhere..if yiu can it ^^
Never knew he played with ToTo
@@dannymcmince he was the first bass player to fill the shoes of Mike Porcaro after he stopped to play. Mr. Sklar have a huge love for the Porcaro family, specially Jeff.
Same tour, Finland. It was my first proper rock concert. Also the first time I saw a fanned-fret bass.
I hit like before this started playing
That session was fantastic! Leland Sklar is such a great artist and talent! Much wisdom from a terrific musician!
Great interview. Thank you Mr. Sklar.
This guy plays like no one else and I admire him very ,very much !
Class act, love the way he rolls!
This is such a great interview. If there's one musician in the world I'd like to emulate on a philosophical level, it's this man.
Every aspiring bassist should see his wisdom. IF they want to get work.
He is humble about his playing. He is good at what he does but just like he says if the music does not feel write he calls in one of his buddies.
Theodore Linn was theory teacher in (L.A. Valley) college. This story delights me to no end.
Wonderful video, so much insight to being a musician. Thank you!
Leland is a legend he does what any musician should do and thats play what the song wants you to play there have been times where ive played in bands and people have brought in songs i just listen to whats being presented if its something where im playing something simple then so be it if its a song where there is room for me to do something complex then thats what i will do
Great interview 👍. Always saw him play with Phil and enjoyed his work. What a masterful musician with optimal music and personal perspectives. Wish he was my bass player .
Fantastic, Leland, and Dom F is always such a fabulous interviewer as well!
One of my most favorite musicians and humans! Thanks for this!
I love Leland. Such a gentle, cool guy. Not to mention unbelievably talented. Thanks for posting.
What a great interview! Mr. Sklar, you’re my bass hero.
I had the absolute honour of working on a TOTO gig in NYC and hanging out back stage with Lee (as well as Luke & the boys of course)
He is one of the industry's genuine humble decent human beings.
So generous with his time and energy.
And one of the coolest dudes I have ever met in my 45 year industry career.
We talked about his custom made splade fret basses and many other things.
And I'm not even a bass player!
One of my highlights for sure.
I'll never forget it.
Never get tired of watching him play.
Thank you Leland
Having heard and seen Sklar so many times, it was great to hear him speak and learn his story.
Such a cool, down-to-earth guy....he is a master and a legend!
Awesome Interview.. Thank You :)
Thank you for this incredible interview.Thank you mr Famularo and Thank you mr Leland.
I love Lee Sklar, he and Tony Levin are just the best.
Totally love this interview....wow!
What a great interview.
Amazing interview! Always when i listen to Leland i learn something, he is legend of music.
Lord i've been enjoying you since before you went all grey! For Decades and Thank You.
Lee is a very wise genius...every young musician should listen to this :-)
Sounds like a great guy and a great musician!
Bingeing on The Sessions. Keltner, Jordan, now Sklar!! Heaven!! Thanks again Dom!
these insightful videos are a great way to spend the holiday.
Peace & Love Mr.Sklar!!!
Thoroughly beautiful interview all round. Interesting and inspirational....as it should be. Nice.
ive always thought when on stage theres nothing then your play a song. its like magic.
What a great story. Made me smile.
Father Time...always insightful and amusing! Very tasty player...love the story about being the "King of glissando" as it's one of things I like best about his playing.
I'm a proud believer in Leland and he's a proud believer in The Rhythmic Arts Project!!!
What a great interview, Dom makes it a walk n the park! Thanks guys
Thank you for this post. Such an incredible interview with a great musician.
Beatiful interview! Great Bass guitarist Leland! Happy birthday, Leland Sklar-28.05.1948...
Lee: its always such an interesting story when you speak! Thank You for what....and who you are, Leland! And yes.....we love you, man!
Great musician and perhaps the Legendary model and universal archetype for that comic caricature, Mr. Natural.