You know it’s time to write a blog when the drummer beats you to it…
So. Why the bass? Truth be told, it all started with the Pixies. It was ALL about being Kim Deal. Or *trying* to be Kim Deal. Yep, that familiar story that so many females probably have – but let’s face it. She’s fricking amaaaaaaaaaazing.
Did I mention I love Kim Deal??
(insert amazing GIF of Kim Deal here)
If I’m also being honest, I had always loved the idea of being in a band. I’d played classical piano as a youngster, which had always felt a little isolating; I may actually be stronger than I look, but even so – there was no way I could ever entertain the idea of picking up a piano and hoofing it round to a friend’s place for a sing-song.
Bass seemed like it was something that I could pick up – literally and figuratively.
My lightbulb moment was when I saw Sleater-Kinney play at the Powerstation in 2016. It was empowering. Inspiring. Motivating. And fricking amazing. My internal monologue all night was a continuous loop of “OMG I can DO THIS. I CAN BE IN A BAND!!!”
I had joked with Marty about starting a tribute band called “I Can’t Deal” ( I was *this* close to getting him to agree). But instead he used his husbandly ways to convince me to jam with him and James… and the rest is history.
So now I play bass. I love me a good solid, heavy bassline. Nothing too flashy.
And Kim Deal.
NIC xo
(PS You can find radio evidence of me gently mumbling my love for KD on bFM here)
Repairs! The Band! 