Bassists who sing
I've been taking bass lessons for a minute (I'm getting really good, if you need a bassist!), and one of the things I talked about with my teacher last week is singing while playing -- a skill I lack and would like to improve upon. He basically said, "practice more," which is his answer to everything; and also pointed out that it's harder to sing while playing bass than while playing guitar because you're doing something completely different rhythmically. I'll buy that, but I still don't think it's impossible. So here's a list of noted singer/bassists.
• Kim Deal, Pixies (also The Breeders, but she's not their bassist) ("Gigantic" is one of the first songs I figured out how to play)
• Kim Gordon, Sonic Youth
• Pete Wentz, Fall Out Boy (He sings back-up, but still)
• Paul McCartney, The Beatles
• Geddy Lee, Rush
• Sgt. Floyd Pepper, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem
• Gene Simmons, KISS
• Lemmy, Motörhead
• Phil Lynot, Thin Lizzy
• Roger Waters, Pink Floyd
• Les Claypool, Primus
• Benjamin Orr, The Cars
• John Entwhistle, The Who
• Kip Winger, Winger
• Sting, The Police
• Jack Bruce, Cream
• Maya Ford, The Donnas
Can you think of any other singer/bassists? Can you think of any other bassists period? I can: Carlos D, Interpol; Noel Redding, Jimi Hendrix Experience (among others, but not as a bassist, I don't think); Mark Ibold, Pavement and Sonic Youth ...
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