That first bass I had was an Eko, a very old thing with a thin neck, I had that for quite a while.
“My mother would never let me in the kitchen. I always wanted to cook, but I was never allowed to. Her view of the world was, 'Cooking is my job, and studying is your job.' I think, in retrospect, she didn't like the chaos. She was very orderly. It had to be her way.”
“But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.”