I love Lee, he's like the super cool uncle that everyone looks forward to seeing at family gatherings. The stories this legendary man tells are always fascinating.
I met Lee several times at NAMM. He did a symposium with Kooch and Kunkel at 2024 NAMM. I finally met them all after so many years of listening to them even before I knew who they were at the time (1970's). Try to name any famous musician whom Lee has NOT played or recorded with!!!! He is so humble and actually nice to his fans. I took many pics of him and others from 2010 to 2024 to know this. Always an inspiration to me! Rock on Lee!
Lee hit the nail on the head - paraphrased: “JT was the perfect artist to start the singer-songwriter era.” Sklar is such a pleasant person - thank you, Lee, for the years of fulfilling artistry…
I think traveling singer/songwriters are around since the invention of small musical instruments but it got a well deserved attention and reward back then.
@@donniemoder1466 Haha - I'm rolling on the floor laughing at how inaccurate that is. It IS true to say JT has a happy knack of using his superior musical skills to create some really great covers, with his signature sound making them undoubtedly his versions - but his best-known songs are originals like Fire & Rain, Carolina in My Mind. I've know his work well and there are gems on every album I'm a huge Beatles fan but really liked how he crafted his cover of Day Tripper without Lennon's iconic gtr riff which you'd think would be impossible. The Buddy Holly tune and the Motown are certainly good (well sung and arranged) as is King's Friend. (James and Kootch played like two halves of the same brain at times, and the evidence is all over the Sweet Baby James album. I'm guessing they directly inspired Jim Croce and Maury Muelhuisen there.) BUT James has gone on to write so many great songs in his inimitable style - more jazzy and Brazilian-based stuff through moving from Kootch to working with a keyboard partner. Also Country Road, You Can Close Your Eyes, Secret O' Life, Millworker and so many others show a deep talent. He's great - beloved but not always on top of the charts - like Paul Simon.
If I'm correct, Leland has (amazingly) never fallen into the abyss of alcohol/drug abuse. Probably a reason he has such an amazing memory! Ironic that the most curious-looking person in the room turns out to be the one arguably leading the healthiest lifestyle . . .
Leland is amazing, not just as a musician, but his memory is encyclopedic. Every time I see an interview with him its always amazing stories, but always different.
The most talented and humble man I think I’ve ever seen or heard in music! Lee Skylar still believes he’s just a music fan and not the legend he really is! What a gift to all of us!
As a one-time musician, I don't often like to listen to interviews with other musicians. Too many of them get into the business for the wrong reasons. So, I almost passed this by, but having never heard Lee speak, I like his work, so decided to give this a listen. I'm glad I did. He's probably even more engaging as a conversationalist than he is as a musician -- and that's saying something. What a great interview with a great musician. 👍👍
I've met Lee twice. Once as a client, at a Collision Center, and once coming out of an Automotive Store in Pasadena on Colorado Blvd. One of the nicest guys you'd ever wanna meet. And talent beyond words!
I've been a James Taylor fan since I was 12 in 1969. I sang "Sweet Baby James" to my kids before and after pregnancy. I used to sing in bands. I've seen James Taylor live 5 times. The first time was after "JT" was released. The Section was such an incredibly talented band with phenominal musicians. Thank you for this interview! Love ya Lee❤
Wherever Lee goes, they have to replace the floor from the names being dropped... not in a bragging way, the guys just had such an incredible life. and what a memory!, I can barely remember last year and this guy details these stories from the 60's and 70's with such clarity. Just awesome.
@@woodybowen5362 we talk about it here… 🙏NOT Drinking Alcohol. Lee Sklar & Drew Dempsey share on Sunset Sound Roundtable th-cam.com/video/h4ngV3v85mQ/w-d-xo.html
Definitely one of the premier bassists of all time. He once had an emergency call to fill in for Toto. He learned their whole catalog in 10 days and went on tour. Amazing.
Great interview. James Taylor is autistic. So am I. I was diagnosed 2 years ago at age 57. Undiagnosed, unsupported autism is hell. Our sensory and social differences cause enormous anxiety, and many of us turn to drugs in an effort to cope. This might explain Taylor's struggles with opiates in the 70s. He was also hospitalized for "mental illness" (depression / anxiety /autistic shutdown) as a child and has spent his entire life dealing with the condition. So have I. Autism is not what most people think it is. It involves a host of biological / neurological traits that make us extremely sensitive to some things - like sound - and insensitive to others - like the subtle non-verbal facial expressions and body language that govern social interactions. This makes us seem odd and out of step in group settings. We are socially blind. It's probably why James worked as a solo artist for so long - bands are very difficult settings for autistic people. I've been in several, and found them impossible. So I perform solo now. Years ago I listened to an interview with Joni Mitchel. She described the early 70s singer songwriter scene at Troubadour, and how she lived above James in a nearby apartment building. She said he'd spend hours and hours at the piano working on his songs. Far more than any other musicians she knew. THAT is what autism is. Monofocus. Monotrophism. We are consumed by our passions, and do best when free to fully pursue them. For James, it's music... Imagine the tragedy if he'd been "cured" of his passion for music. James Taylor is a gift to humanity. So is Autism...
@@robmills7611Yep. Age 56 for me the lightbulb went off when my 9 year old was diagnosed. So many aspects of my childhood and adult struggles came into focus. Thank goodness I had music (since age 9) as an integral part of my life.
@@yamco4169 Yeah me too! Started when I was 5 because my dad had a somewhat large and very eclectic record collection for those days (1963) and when we moved to a new city in 1970 I got into radio and "my own kind of music" and used that to cope. I would eventually grow up to manage new/used record stores as an adult and pretty much made music the center of my life until I got married finally in my forties and had a child and finally had people other than myself in my life that I was responsible for. It's been an amazing journey!
My father was a Texas guitar slinger by the name of Steve Rodriguez Davis who grew up playing in the early 50’s through the 90’s. He was a jazz, blues, and Texas swing musician who grew up playing with Leon Rhoads, Jack Peterson, Tommy Morrell, Maurice Anderson, and all of the Texas greats. He said that back in those days being a musician was highly competitive, and that is why it produced such great musicians he said if you weren’t really good, then you weren’t eating, and that’s what kept musicians playing at a high-level. He also said that you had to be a part of the scene to make the connections, and that it all happen quite naturally.
Loved the interview. I heard an interview of James Taylor in which he said that he and Peter Asher walked into the Abby Road Studio, and Peter called out, “Are there any Beatles here?” Paul and George were and listened to James’ do a few songs for them. The signature song on his Apple album to be was “Something in the Way she Moves.” George was impressed enough to use the title as the opening of “Something” a bit later. The interviewer asked him if that bothered him, to which he said that there was a lot of borrowing going on and was flattered.
Thanks. This is just a segment of a 2.5 hr interview with Lee if you want to watch the whole thing. Make sure to subscribe and thanks for supporting this little magical indie studio
I was fortunate enough to cross paths with Leland Sklar in 2016-2017 (he'd just finished a Toto tour in November 2016 as I recall). It was very much just a passing acquaintance, but a nicer, more down to earth man you would be hard pressed to find. At the end, I asked for an autographed photo, and he graciously obliged. What you see is what you get with Mr. Sklar. He's the real deal all the way around. That Group Therapy thing sounds oddly Monkee-ish. "No playing on your own record."
What impresses me is after all these years of doing this he still is full of enthusiasm. He is even interested in every place he visits. I have traveled 28 years continuously on my job. All the excitement of traveling has long ago worn off.
Lee is a very Loveable human being, and a top shelf musician. Just look at his decades of work with the greatest musicians/ singer songwriters of all time!!
Cool stuff, John. Hope you didn't waste too much time comparing yourself with Lee! Being inspired by him and learning from him: that WOULD have been smart.
Great gem right at the very end when he talks about the perfect storm that has to happen for a career like this. Opportunity + chops + personality + everything else. You can practice until your fingers bleed, but there is so much more to it.
Yes, bedroom gems abound! You got to have a bit of rock'n'roll chutzpah to put yourself out there to succeed and not be put off by having a few doors shut in your face to start off with. As in many competitive fields, only the strong survive. Or the lucky. To name but one example, I think Eric Clapton is both - and he'd probably agree: ditto for Pete Townshend. So many of their contemps gone now.
Love this! Lee is just the coolest guy in the room, whatever the room is but he doesn't push it . This story really shows what is usually the key to success...be ready when the "door" of your interest opens, and being there at the right time. Thank you Lee
These historical recollections are very important. It's great that Lee and others are taking the time to document the evolution of the music industry and indeed the music itself. And, he does it complete with all the warts and ugliness as well as the beauty. Thanks!
This is what makes YT great. I watch so many band and musician interviews. It is just the best hearing what these guys and women did in their music lives. The Best.
Although I've known about Lee for decades, I'd never heard him really talk, or knew his story. He comes off very, modest, articulate & together. That was cool. Thanks
Yes, he does - and just case you're falling to the trap of thinking that shouldn't be too hard - think of all those who fail the test if being 'modest articulate and together' by a country mile. Seems it's not so easy to achieve in this particular thing called show business. The exceptions truly standout - and Lee is one of the best of the best.
It is mind boggling, the world Lee inhabited, moving in and out of this very large bubble of killer musicians and artists. I love the stories he tells on his TH-cam channel.
I’m so happy you guys have been preserving and sharing the real history of some of the finest musician’s and music period. Thank you so much. Lee is a class act! ❤
What an incredible kaleidoscope of stories that few can tell. Jimmy Webb said it best: " It was fun times to be around. There was a real demand for music. There was an insatiable demand for good songs."
Wow, what a great interview with Leland Sklar. He was there at the beginning of the folk rock revolution, and tells such great stories about it. Thanks, Leland!
I can listen to Lee all day tell stories. I follow his youtube and love his music and musical tales. I've seen him live with many different people, and his playing just has that certain something that completes whoever he's playing with. A true master of his instrument.
Saw Lee and J.T. and Carole King doing you've got a friend in 73. Just that grand piano, J.T. on a stool with a mic and an acoustic guitar. Lee on the stool next to him; playing that piece sign bass. It's older than my kids by 20+ years.
Without doubt, I've lived through the best years by far as regards singer songwriters, and musicians like Lee, never to be repeated. Very thankful. ✌️😎
Me and my wife used to call Lee " that old man bass player" when we'd see him playing for somebody. That was years ago. Hes not that much older than me. I found out about him years later along with the other great session guys.
Lee, you have the most fantastic memory on top of being a great bass player. Your videos are absolutely fantastic with the stories, the music, the entertainment. Thank you so much and keep up the good job.
I was a professional musician in Miami back in the 80's. It was always understood that if you're in the business for long enough you WILL get an opportunity, you just need to make sure that you're ready when it happens.
Great storyteller Lee Sklar looks so familiar. If I saw him back in the day, it would have been at the Main Point in Bryn Mawr PA, late 60's early 70"s
Thanks for this wonderful interview. Lee Sklar is so forthcoming with interesting information. I am grateful, and thank him for his openness and willingness to share this great music history!
I was about 14 when I first heard the mud slide slim album and I just loved every song on it. I memorized all the words and music and I would sit up at night and listen to it. God it seems like that was so long ago and yet it feels like it was only yesterday.
Great story, Lee, and your recall of those details about such hugely historic moments in American music is amazing. I am honored to getvto listen to you tell those storie.
Outstanding interesting conversation. I've seen Lees name for many years but didn't really know who he was. I can listen to him all day. Great stories. 👍
One of the grandest bass lines to me is "Theme From Mahogany." The guy is so classic, it's really too much. And the way he talks, it"s like some music historian. Insane talent.
Always enjoyed Lee in the concerts I attended. Not only for his solid bass lines but he'd wear wild clothes years back. I remember once his "wizard of oz lollipop kid" style boots ---- too funny!!
I met James Taylor in 1967 as well. He as playing at The "Jokers Wild" In Freeport Grand Bahama Island. I was in the "house Band" that played there when no outside bands were booked. He was in The Flying Machine at the time. He was a nice guy and did The Local "Pub Crawl" with us regularly. Along with Pete Cowap from The Buggies. James was right at home with us and the bands from Mersey Beat crowd. Our band was basically a cover band. James helped us along with some of our songs and writing. Again, a very nice man !
My cousin worked at Taunton state hospital and took care of James Taylor, when he was a patient dealing with mental health issues. She said that compared to the rest of the other patients…he didn’t belong there in the first place. But he was there!! Look it up
I love this interview series that Drew and Sunset are doing. You guys are saving music history!!! Keep up the great work! ✌
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Love Danny K. Too. Kouch.
@@billmccomb4629 There there!
@@gergemall he’s coming on next !!
I love Lee, he's like the super cool uncle that everyone looks forward to seeing at family gatherings. The stories this legendary man tells are always fascinating.
I met Lee several times at NAMM. He did a symposium with Kooch and Kunkel at 2024 NAMM. I finally met them all after so many years of listening to them even before I knew who they were at the time (1970's). Try to name any famous musician whom Lee has NOT played or recorded with!!!! He is so humble and actually nice to his fans. I took many pics of him and others from 2010 to 2024 to know this. Always an inspiration to me! Rock on Lee!
Plus he was the sober one.
Love his TH-cam channel, and all the people I've met through his Clubhouse.
Sklar is a treasure trove of music knowledge, non crappy gossip. And there is only one James Taylor.
Lee hit the nail on the head - paraphrased: “JT was the perfect artist to start the singer-songwriter era.” Sklar is such a pleasant person - thank you, Lee, for the years of fulfilling artistry…
I think traveling singer/songwriters are around since the invention of small musical instruments but it got a well deserved attention and reward back then.
For a leading singer-songwriter most lot of his hit songs were covers. Everyday, How Sweet It Is, You've Got A Friend, Handyman, Up On The Roof.
@@donniemoder1466you clearly aren't familiar with his entire body of work. Do some homework.
@@donniemoder1466 Haha - I'm rolling on the floor laughing at how inaccurate that is. It IS true to say JT has a happy knack of using his superior musical skills to create some really great covers, with his signature sound making them undoubtedly his versions - but his best-known songs are originals like Fire & Rain, Carolina in My Mind. I've know his work well and there are gems on every album I'm a huge Beatles fan but really liked how he crafted his cover of Day Tripper without Lennon's iconic gtr riff which you'd think would be impossible. The Buddy Holly tune and the Motown are certainly good (well sung and arranged) as is King's Friend. (James and Kootch played like two halves of the same brain at times, and the evidence is all over the Sweet Baby James album. I'm guessing they directly inspired Jim Croce and Maury Muelhuisen there.) BUT James has gone on to write so many great songs in his inimitable style - more jazzy and Brazilian-based stuff through moving from Kootch to working with a keyboard partner. Also Country Road, You Can Close Your Eyes, Secret O' Life, Millworker and so many others show a deep talent. He's great - beloved but not always on top of the charts - like Paul Simon.
@@ianbartle456 agree, well said
Lee is so clear, lucid and unpretentious, listening to him is an absolute joy.
He's like your cool uncle, except his stories are about the best players and songwriters in history.
His memory is phenomenal!
Not only is Lee the coolest cat but he's got an INCREDIBLE memory...
If I'm correct, Leland has (amazingly) never fallen into the abyss of alcohol/drug abuse. Probably a reason he has such an amazing memory!
Ironic that the most curious-looking person in the room turns out to be the one arguably leading the healthiest lifestyle . . .
@@mcrawford7117 Yes haha - just another rock n roll myth really, but somewhat in reverse! Great reason to stay off the gear right there.
Leland is amazing, not just as a musician, but his memory is encyclopedic. Every time I see an interview with him its always amazing stories, but always different.
The most talented and humble man I think I’ve ever seen or heard in music! Lee Skylar still believes he’s just a music fan and not the legend he really is! What a gift to all of us!
Lee is like an old friend you never met. Love the history!
As a one-time musician, I don't often like to listen to interviews with other musicians. Too many of them get into the business for the wrong reasons. So, I almost passed this by, but having never heard Lee speak, I like his work, so decided to give this a listen. I'm glad I did. He's probably even more engaging as a conversationalist than he is as a musician -- and that's saying something. What a great interview with a great musician. 👍👍
Great interview! I love interviewers that let the guy speak... great stories! 60s and 70s were magical decades.
I've met Lee twice. Once as a client, at a Collision Center, and once coming out of an Automotive Store in Pasadena on Colorado Blvd. One of the nicest guys you'd ever wanna meet. And talent beyond words!
Gosh I love him. He's just the sweetest soul. And way too humble. He's such a profoundly grand musician, but he's a sweet man.
Perfectly said. He's basically an unknown national treasure.
He’s more than two mints in one! 😆 dating my lucky self! Hats off 🍀🖖☮️🐾🐾
I've been a James Taylor fan since I was 12 in 1969. I sang "Sweet Baby James" to my kids before and after pregnancy. I used to sing in bands. I've seen James Taylor live 5 times. The first time was after "JT" was released. The Section was such an incredibly talented band with phenominal musicians. Thank you for this interview! Love ya Lee❤
Wherever Lee goes, they have to replace the floor from the names being dropped... not in a bragging way, the guys just had such an incredible life. and what a memory!, I can barely remember last year and this guy details these stories from the 60's and 70's with such clarity. Just awesome.
You know what they say about the 70’s. If you can remember, you weren’t there. A lot of drugs did a lot of damage
Amazingly Lee has always been drug free & rarely drank alcohol. I’m sure that contributes to his clear recollections.
@@woodybowen5362 we talk about it here… 🙏NOT Drinking Alcohol. Lee Sklar & Drew Dempsey share on Sunset Sound Roundtable
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It ain’t bragging if it’s true
@@Padoinky No it can still be bragging, but it ain't lying. Not that Lee was being boastful.
Definitely one of the premier bassists of all time.
He once had an emergency call to fill in for Toto. He learned their whole catalog in 10 days and went on tour. Amazing.
Not easy to follow Luke
Great interview. James Taylor is autistic. So am I. I was diagnosed 2 years ago at age 57. Undiagnosed, unsupported autism is hell. Our sensory and social differences cause enormous anxiety, and many of us turn to drugs in an effort to cope. This might explain Taylor's struggles with opiates in the 70s. He was also hospitalized for "mental illness" (depression / anxiety /autistic shutdown) as a child and has spent his entire life dealing with the condition. So have I.
Autism is not what most people think it is. It involves a host of biological / neurological traits that make us extremely sensitive to some things - like sound - and insensitive to others - like the subtle non-verbal facial expressions and body language that govern social interactions. This makes us seem odd and out of step in group settings. We are socially blind. It's probably why James worked as a solo artist for so long - bands are very difficult settings for autistic people. I've been in several, and found them impossible. So I perform solo now.
Years ago I listened to an interview with Joni Mitchel. She described the early 70s singer songwriter scene at Troubadour, and how she lived above James in a nearby apartment building. She said he'd spend hours and hours at the piano working on his songs. Far more than any other musicians she knew.
THAT is what autism is. Monofocus. Monotrophism. We are consumed by our passions, and do best when free to fully pursue them. For James, it's music... Imagine the tragedy if he'd been "cured" of his passion for music.
James Taylor is a gift to humanity.
So is Autism...
Thank you for the insight 🙏
I am convinced that I also have autism. Not diagnosed, yet. But my armchair diagnoses has answered a TON of questions. I am 52.
I didn't realize that I was autistic until my son was diagnosed when he was 2 and I was 41 that was 21 years ago, definitely explained a lot! 😂
@@robmills7611Yep. Age 56 for me the lightbulb went off when my 9 year old was diagnosed. So many aspects of my childhood and adult struggles came into focus. Thank goodness I had music (since age 9) as an integral part of my life.
@@yamco4169 Yeah me too! Started when I was 5 because my dad had a somewhat large and very eclectic record collection for those days (1963) and when we moved to a new city in 1970 I got into radio and "my own kind of music" and used that to cope. I would eventually grow up to manage new/used record stores as an adult and pretty much made music the center of my life until I got married finally in my forties and had a child and finally had people other than myself in my life that I was responsible for. It's been an amazing journey!
My father was a Texas guitar slinger by the name of Steve Rodriguez Davis who grew up playing in the early 50’s through the 90’s. He was a jazz, blues, and Texas swing musician who grew up playing with Leon Rhoads, Jack Peterson, Tommy Morrell, Maurice Anderson, and all of the Texas greats. He said that back in those days being a musician was highly competitive, and that is why it produced such great musicians he said if you weren’t really good, then you weren’t eating, and that’s what kept musicians playing at a high-level. He also said that you had to be a part of the scene to make the connections, and that it all happen quite naturally.
At 12:52 he says it all... "the door opened and you had the goods." When opportunity meets ability!
Or “Luck is where Opportunity meets Preparation”.
The journey's not over yet, Lee!
I can listen to Lee for days in amazement!
Such a wonderful man & musician! ✌️❤️
Loved the interview.
I heard an interview of James Taylor in which he said that he and Peter Asher walked into the Abby Road Studio, and Peter called out, “Are there any Beatles here?”
Paul and George were and listened to James’ do a few songs for them. The signature song on his Apple album to be was “Something in the Way she Moves.” George was impressed enough to use the title as the opening of “Something” a bit later. The interviewer asked him if that bothered him, to which he said that there was a lot of borrowing going on and was flattered.
Thanks. This is just a segment of a 2.5 hr interview with Lee if you want to watch the whole thing. Make sure to subscribe and thanks for supporting this little magical indie studio
First place I ever saw his name was on the back of a James Taylor album. He went on to play on some pretty important albums right up to today.
Who doesn't freaking LOVE Lee??? What an absolutely legendary, yet modest, monster.
I was fortunate enough to cross paths with Leland Sklar in 2016-2017 (he'd just finished a Toto tour in November 2016 as I recall). It was very much just a passing acquaintance, but a nicer, more down to earth man you would be hard pressed to find. At the end, I asked for an autographed photo, and he graciously obliged. What you see is what you get with Mr. Sklar. He's the real deal all the way around.
That Group Therapy thing sounds oddly Monkee-ish. "No playing on your own record."
How could you not like Lee immediately? Seems like such a genuinely great guy.
What impresses me is after all these years of doing this he still is full of enthusiasm. He is even interested in every place he visits. I have traveled 28 years continuously on my job. All the excitement of traveling has long ago worn off.
Great storyteller, great channel. Thank you.
This full interview was better than any movie ive seen in the last year. Bravo!!! Thank You!!!
Fantastic. I could literally listen to these kind of back stories all day. Well done!
I used to love reading the credits on all my James Taylor albums. So cool to see Joni Mitchell Carly Simon and Stevie Wonder on there.
Lee is a very Loveable human being, and a top shelf musician. Just look at his decades of work with the greatest musicians/ singer songwriters of all time!!
I played bass in James Taylors' brother Alexs' band in 1972 in North Carolina.
Cool stuff, John. Hope you didn't waste too much time comparing yourself with Lee! Being inspired by him and learning from him: that WOULD have been smart.
Great gem right at the very end when he talks about the perfect storm that has to happen for a career like this. Opportunity + chops + personality + everything else. You can practice until your fingers bleed, but there is so much more to it.
Yes, bedroom gems abound! You got to have a bit of rock'n'roll chutzpah to put yourself out there to succeed and not be put off by having a few doors shut in your face to start off with. As in many competitive fields, only the strong survive. Or the lucky. To name but one example, I think Eric Clapton is both - and he'd probably agree: ditto for Pete Townshend. So many of their contemps gone now.
Looking forward to this round table. ❤ Lee Syklar
Full interview is up
Lee Sklar 'The Interview' on Sunset Sound Roundtable
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It was one of the best ever!!
What a fantastic time to be a musician. Imagine the talent walking around - so young , hopeful and generous- thank goodness we lived through it-
Love this! Lee is just the coolest guy in the room, whatever the room is but he doesn't push it . This story really shows what is usually the key to success...be ready when the "door" of your interest opens, and being there at the right time.
Thank you Lee
These historical recollections are very important. It's great that Lee and others are taking the time to document the evolution of the music industry and indeed the music itself. And, he does it complete with all the warts and ugliness as well as the beauty. Thanks!
This is what makes YT great. I watch so many band and musician interviews. It is just the best hearing what these guys and women did in their music lives. The Best.
I have and was nourished by those early JT albums. Tapestry was my moms fave, Forever engraved in my soul.
My wife and I still listen to Tapestry. Good is good.
What an amazing life Leland Sklar has had. Great interview.
Although I've known about Lee for decades, I'd never heard him really talk, or knew his story. He comes off very, modest, articulate & together.
That was cool. Thanks
Look up his TH-cam channel. He post lots of good stuff and stories
Yes, he does - and just case you're falling to the trap of thinking that shouldn't be too hard - think of all those who fail the test if being 'modest articulate and together' by a country mile.
Seems it's not so easy to achieve in this particular thing called show business. The exceptions truly standout - and Lee is one of the best of the best.
His recall is amazing. And he is so so right about momentum and being in the right place at the right time.
It is mind boggling, the world Lee inhabited, moving in and out of this very large bubble of killer musicians and artists. I love the stories he tells on his TH-cam channel.
I appreciate the respect he shows the wrecking Crew.
Nothing but respect for people in CA with sunglasses & Porsches. 🤣 Er, I meant pure talent but it came out that way.
I’m so happy you guys have been preserving and sharing the real history of some of the finest musician’s and music period. Thank you so much. Lee is a class act! ❤
All these need to be put into the library of national archives. No doubt
💜💜
Lee is incredible. Huge Talyor fan (since flying machine) and huge fan of Lee (I produced an Arnold McCuller record)
What an incredible kaleidoscope of stories that few can tell. Jimmy Webb said it best: " It was fun times to be around. There was a real demand for music. There was an insatiable demand for good songs."
Incredible story.
I could listen to this guy all day
Simply incredible. These people played the soundtrack that I grew up to, learned guitar to.
This is fantastic...a real window into that remarkable world
I love listening to Lee’s stories. Dude is a gd encyclopedia of music history. I’m middle aged and I can barely remember what I did just yesterday!
Wow, what a great interview with Leland Sklar.
He was there at the beginning of the folk rock revolution, and tells such great stories about it.
Thanks, Leland!
Meeting Lee on YT in the past year has been so cool. I knew the name, knew the sound, and now I know what a peachy keen dude the person is.
I can listen to Lee all day tell stories. I follow his youtube and love his music and musical tales. I've seen him live with many different people, and his playing just has that certain something that completes whoever he's playing with. A true master of his instrument.
Saw Lee and J.T. and Carole King doing you've got a friend in 73. Just that grand piano, J.T. on a stool with a mic and an acoustic guitar. Lee on the stool next to him; playing that piece sign bass. It's older than my kids by 20+ years.
Lee Sklar is the best interview in all of the music world.
A great interview... Love how Lee makes you feel like your part of the inside story. His TH-cam channel is excellent. Thank you.
I could listen to Lee all day long with his stories. As he is talking about different music stars, I can hear the songs in my head so clear.
The whole opening up for your own gig has always been a dream!
this guys memory is just amazing!
Great interviewer, great guest. One of my favourite interviews. So modest and true to what he does. True genius.
Without doubt, I've lived through the best years by far as regards singer songwriters, and musicians like Lee, never to be repeated. Very thankful. ✌️😎
Great interview. Such a humble bass player!
Me and my wife used to call Lee " that old man bass player" when we'd see him playing for somebody.
That was years ago.
Hes not that much older than me.
I found out about him years later along with the other great session guys.
Lee, you have the most fantastic memory on top of being a great bass player. Your videos are absolutely fantastic with the stories, the music, the entertainment. Thank you so much and keep up the good job.
The key to good memory is good memories.
Is great job gentleman we need to see more of them
You have to talk to these older guys before we lose them. It's rock history.
I could listen to him all day.
I was a professional musician in Miami back in the 80's. It was always understood that if you're in the business for long enough you WILL get an opportunity, you just need to make sure that you're ready when it happens.
Great storyteller Lee Sklar looks so familiar. If I saw him back in the day, it would have been at the Main Point in Bryn Mawr PA, late 60's early 70"s
Iconic!!! Absolutely so informative and awesomeness!!
Thanks for this wonderful interview. Lee Sklar is so forthcoming with interesting information. I am grateful, and thank him for his openness and willingness to share this great music history!
Leland Sklar is just fantastic. Producer switch!
I was about 14 when I first heard the mud slide slim album and I just loved every song on it. I memorized all the words and music and I would sit up at night and listen to it.
God it seems like that was so long ago and yet it feels like it was only yesterday.
Incredible memory this guy has
This was so excellent to listen to, thanks Lee Sklar and Drew!!
Delightful !! Spoonie Lee blue bones….. pickin’ on a flat back bass babe !
Man, I love Lee. I could listen to him tell stories for days.
Great interview. Great story. I have my own Leland story. He did something for me I’ll never forget as a teenager. Great guy!
I love Leland Sklar so much, he’s amaze balls.
"Things come together effortlessly."
When you can bring something to the table that impresses.
Great story, Lee, and your recall of those details about such hugely historic moments in American music is amazing. I am honored to getvto listen to you tell those storie.
Outstanding interesting conversation. I've seen Lees name for many years but didn't really know who he was. I can listen to him all day. Great stories. 👍
Subscribe and watch the Steve Lukather, David Paich and Steve Porcaro intv as well
Lee should write a book about his music journey 😊
Lee is truly music royalty.
Love this guy, so down to Earth ❤❤
EXCELLENT! That's pretty much how a lot of the music business works. Good. Good. Good.
Just outstanding! Some good life lessons thrown in there as well.
Now this should be a template for “Howto conduct an interview “ outstanding
So glad vids like this are recording music history for time immemorial. (Now that the guys can remember it) ha
One of the grandest bass lines to me is "Theme From Mahogany." The guy is so classic, it's really too much. And the way he talks, it"s like some music historian. Insane talent.
Always enjoyed Lee in the concerts I attended. Not only for his solid bass lines but he'd wear wild clothes years back. I remember once his "wizard of oz lollipop kid" style boots ---- too funny!!
I met James Taylor in 1967 as well. He as playing at The "Jokers Wild" In Freeport Grand Bahama Island. I was in the "house Band" that played there when no outside bands were booked. He was in The Flying Machine at the time. He was a nice guy and did The Local "Pub Crawl" with us regularly. Along with Pete Cowap from The Buggies. James was right at home with us and the bands from Mersey Beat crowd. Our band was basically a cover band. James helped us along with some of our songs and writing. Again, a very nice man !
What a cool story! Have you stayed in touch with James all these years? Who knew he would sell 100MM records back in 1967?
I could listen to Lee talk for hours...
Thank You Lee❤❤💯
This is outstanding!!!
My cousin worked at Taunton state hospital and took care of James Taylor, when he was a patient dealing with mental health issues. She said that compared to the rest of the other patients…he didn’t belong there in the first place. But he was there!! Look it up
Beats being in boot camp, prepping for an upcoming tour in Vietnam.
Great insights here. Love Leland and his whole "section"! To work with them was also an education for me and so many others. Gracious gifted dudes.