I feel safe and comfortable to do that once I know that the song structure around the bass part is very interesting and it satisfies me in a compositional sense.

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Sometimes it's nice to have a song that can be taken more then one way,...

Sometimes it's nice to have a song that can be taken more then one way,...

I am moved more by melodies, song structure, and evocative textures.

I am moved more by melodies, song structure, and evocative textures.

I do love using keyboards and I love writing keyboard parts, but I am not...

I do love using keyboards and I love writing keyboard parts, but I am not...

First of all, when you live in a country like Canada, it's quite different from...

First of all, when you live in a country like Canada, it's quite different from...

That is what intrigues me; songwriting and song structure and expression.

That is what intrigues me; songwriting and song structure and expression.

For me, there is a lot of room for improvement and there are a lot...

For me, there is a lot of room for improvement and there are a lot...

I would like to think that Ben and myself have begun a partnership that will...

I would like to think that Ben and myself have begun a partnership that will...

I like to practice on the bass, but I don't do it as often as...

I like to practice on the bass, but I don't do it as often as...

But, I would be naive not to recognize the number of musicians who tell me...

But, I would be naive not to recognize the number of musicians who tell me...

I'm a big believer of daylight in the studio.

I'm a big believer of daylight in the studio.

I have a lot of hobbies and I can be very remiss in reminding myself...

I have a lot of hobbies and I can be very remiss in reminding myself...

There was a time when fast playing and fretboard pyrotechnics on the bass were important...

There was a time when fast playing and fretboard pyrotechnics on the bass were important...

I feel a little uncomfortable about endorsements.

I feel a little uncomfortable about endorsements.

When I do a take, I very often try things that I haven't planned to...

When I do a take, I very often try things that I haven't planned to...

I prefer to think of myself as a musician who is still learning and trying...

I prefer to think of myself as a musician who is still learning and trying...

I was taking piano lessons with a very good piano instructor in Toronto, and I'm...

I was taking piano lessons with a very good piano instructor in Toronto, and I'm...

So, I really don't consider myself a fabulous keyboard player.

So, I really don't consider myself a fabulous keyboard player.

So, I don't know what is going to happen when the CD comes out, how...

So, I don't know what is going to happen when the CD comes out, how...

When I usually go to my studio to work, I start with something that is...

When I usually go to my studio to work, I start with something that is...

If you have some magical chemistry that actually find the music you make compelling, that...

If you have some magical chemistry that actually find the music you make compelling, that...