Tracey Thorn on bass in The Times.

[Open E]

The instrument I wish I’d learnt
Bass. There’s nothing cooler than being the bass player in a band, and I also think, on reflection, it would have suited my personality. You get to be on stage and part of the band, you’re holding this fantastically sexy instrument slung down around your thighs, you can strut about a bit and be funky with the drummer but, essentially, you’re in the background and everyone is looking elsewhere. I would have liked that.

[YouMa]

Cheers Rodders!

 

 

[fleabag]

Jeeez what a crock of shyte.

[skankdelvar]

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you’re holding this fantastically sexy instrument slung down around your thighs

Ms Thorn is clearly unaware of the appropriate height at which one's bass should be slung if one wishes to avoid carpal tunnel syndrome. A hobbyist's error.

[skidder652003]

fantastically sexy instrument slung down around your thighs

fnnnaaar

[stewblack]

She's right of course. 

[MacDaddy]

11 hours ago, Open E said:

essentially, you’re in the background and everyone is looking elsewhere. 

 

I think not!

 

[Mickeyboro]

Tracy doesn’t come out so well in the bottom one. EBTG...the bandana years?

[TheGreek]

Love Tracey...we were in the same year at school, she went to the local girls school about half a mile from the Secondary school I went to. I think I have all the albums (including her solo albums and the Marine Girls on vinyl)

Great voice...deserves more recognition than she actually gets.

[Rich]

2 hours ago, MacDaddy said:

 

I think not!

 

Sheesh. I'll take being in the background thanks, if the alternative is looking like that

[petecarlton]

2 hours ago, TheGreek said:

Great voice...deserves more recognition than she actually gets.

Sang like an angel, writes like an angel 😇

[Billy Apple]

20 hours ago, MacDaddy said:

I think not!

 

She said Bass Player