Danny Thompson On His Early Years And Starting To Play The Bass
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Danny talks about his early career, why he fell in love with the bass and how he met his lifelong plonking partner Victoria.
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Thank you Danny. I first heard you when I was 16 years old and your playing changed my life. It pointed the way to a life in music. Legend.
danny! you brought my young daughter backstage after an rt gig, san juan capistrano. so she could give richard a painting that she made for him. thanks again! ❤️
You've GOT to see Danny playing in the BBC Way To Blue concert of Nick Drake songs. Magical.
Your bass playing and sound has never been topped. That sound!!!
You are such a monumentally important musician Danny! You and Vicky are a constant source of joy!
Love your playing. Was bc listening Pentagles first lp the other day on a friends stupidly expensive set up and my God what an amazing sounding lp, and your playing and sound was just amazing on this system. It had the presence in the room of all the body and wood of your bass and you.. bloody incredible..
You are the very best Danny! Your playing gives me goosebumps!
Fascinating stuff. I saw him play with Riley Walker a few years ago, a great duo…👍👍
Absolutely great and inspirational. Thank you Danny.
Thank you Sir...
You know we rarely get an opportunity to thank our hero's.
I've been listening to you since I first heard Nick Drakes Five Leaves Left as a 15 year old back in the early 1980s. That got me on a musical journey (by looking to see who played on what) got me listening to Pentangle and Fairport and John & Beverly (didn't get too much of the English folkies here in Ireland at the time). But just wanted to say, thank you!
Wow - so glad you’re on UA-cam, Danny! I love your playing, the pure musicality of it, and your incredible versatility ❤
“Practice makes permanent” - brilliant insight!
I love the bit about naming chords, when he first started out.
It's so relatable.
In our old band we had a chord that no one knew what it was, so we named it "Juanita".
Great to stumble on this Danny, I was just watching you on the Transatlantic Sessions and had forgot Victoria's name so was looking it up and fell on here :) I have great memories of serving you and fixing your and Daf's cars at School Garage and the generous lend of the WEM Bass cabinet you lent me when I was trying to learn the electric bass and resulting complaints dad (Ray) got from the neighbours due to me thumping out a thin bass line at high volume accompaniment to all of Status Quo's Pile Driver LP :) I've still got that same electric bass that dad bought me when I was 15 and still can't play it :P Shame to as I now live up on a Scottish hillside in the middle of a forest with very few neighbours to bother :) Really great so see you still doing what you love, and I'l take this as an opportunity to thank you for all the music you have given the world, not just your own but all the session work for many of the mainstream artists that probably many are unaware you provide the backing for. I cant help having a giggle when I remember you telling me when you were in the studio with Kate Bush .... bless her .... again thanks for being a great person to know back then in the 1970's and for sharing your life with us all (Laurie)
Love every record you ever played on Danny. You have such a distinct sound. Great to listen to your stories.
Legend.
Penang is a great place! And you got to go for free!
Geezaaaaaa!
Love this man!! Great human! Great bassist!!!
I can spot Danny's playing a mile off. Very distinctive style.
I love that you can hear him on so many albums (eg Kate Bush, Sam Brown, Peter Gabriel, Talk Talk, David Sylvian etc ) and say "that sounds like Danny Thompson playing bass!" and they look at the cover notes and say 'wow, youre right'!
Small town like London?
I'd guess he means musically.
He's talking 1957 or so, well before the big boom of the swinging 60s.
In a relatively small community of musicians, where everyone knew everyone else, someone like him could end up playing with a wide range of artists and styles of music.
Incredible to think you were playing trombone as well?