When it comes down to it, I always just tell people, like if I do a clinic or something, say, Just, first step, never say,No. Somebody calls you to do something, do it. And it ended up taking off. Rick: Yeah. Last week I did three different projects, and everything was in real studios with real musicians. [8] He created a web presence for social interaction called Lee's Clubhouse. Leland Sklar:Under those circumstances, I remember her name from those days, with J. D., and all that. Stuff happens! Live performances and touring became more important to the music industry.[16]. And for me, one of the good things that came out of it is, on a whim, I started a YouTube channel of my own. "I had a bass built in 1973 by John Carruthers. Hes really kind of a globe-trotter. But, I had a whole bunch of cars. Ill fly in and do a gig and use whatever bass they say they have. Or these livestreams, where people can sit home and watch it on TV and listen that way. For the most part, you work for hire, youre an independent contractor, you do it. And Celia was old at this point. Rick: Yeah, thats true. Leland Sklar: Yeah. Shop Limited Edition Prints by Leland Sklar These prints reflect my time as an art student in college in the good old 60's. Every Gicle Print in the edition is hand-signed and numbered by me. Leland Sklar. Do you know Henry Diltz? So, the future potentially could be absolutely catastrophic. "There's an expectation from young players that Pro Tools will cover all of their inadequacies. Business-wise, its great to go out and play eighty thousand seat stadium, and all that crap. [36] This was his main bass on tour and was also used in various recordings. Leland Sklar is one of the few elite session musicians to rise to the peaks of the competitive LA rock scene. That way I can hit a low E on the fretted neck, for example, and let it ring while I play some fretless parts., Asked if he finds fretless as satisfying to play as fretted, Sklar explains: I played one of their fretless Star Basses and it was funny - Im one of those guys whose intonation is terrible if there are fret markers on the fretboard, but if its a pure black fretless fingerboard Im fine! That reflects on producers and artists - this guy doesn't give a shit.". Waddy was there, wrote it, co-wrote it, and all that stuff. [15] Carol Kaye and Bobby West were on bass, Hal Blaine was on drums, and Jim Gordon was the percussionist. Veteran musician Leland Sklar is raging against Facebook for allegedly locking him out of his account for 30 days. Leland Sklar: Very little. Its actually very comfortable. He celebrates his birthday every 28th of May. I think its a lot harder today. And playing with Billy is a handful. On stage with Phil Collins during the First Final Farewell tour in 2008. While this amount of back-to-back touring might seem exhausting at best and impossible to execute at worst (how does he remember all those songs? Leland Sklar: No. MusicRadar is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. In various configurations several of the group members were members of Asylum Records The Section, the legendary session players who laid down instrumentation and sometimes backing vocals for Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon for the label, and at other times for various labels for Carole King, James Taylor and many more top artists. Rick:Well, youve got so many connections, and then theyve got connections, and they got connections. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. "Well, I have a real 'give a shit' attitude. They had a bass called the Star Bass II, and we did a couple of them - fretted, fretless, an eight-string. Leland Sklar:How do young players hone their craft, when theres no opportunity to do it, other than sitting at home, maybe in your garage with a couple of friends? And then we went out and did the Finally, The First Farewell Tour, was I think around 2004. I was listening to, you streamed, Somebodys Baby by Jackson Browne. Im really excited, because Ive had a couple of double-necks over the years and theyve never been that good. [6], While at San Fernando Valley State, Sklar played in the orchestra. Because we were lucky. "I've got first-generation EMG pickups on it. [2] Those artists would become the standard bearers of the singer-songwriter era in the 1970s. The band at the time consisted of David Finer (vocals and rhythm guitar) and Jeff Finer (vocals), Greg Wood (vocals), Lee Sklar (bass and vocals), and Ira Ingber (lead guitar - brother of Elliot Ingber, a founding member of The Mothers Of Invention and Fraternity of Man). I really dont think that way at all. Cool. So, I went over and met him. She did a song about him called Jesus was a Cross Maker. Like with Shawn Phillips, Ive done a bunch of albums with Shawn over the years, and a lot of recording. Rick: Thats pretty cool. Since then, Sklar has recorded and toured with artists such as James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Carole King, Linda Ronstadt, Phil Collins, Toto, Lyle Lovett and many, many more. When you were dealing with Dylan and people like that, it was basically a guy sitting, playing guitar, and singing. "I've been dealing with a company called Euphonic Audio out of New Jersey. So, I opened the show. And youve got to love what you do. Rick: Thats a great name for a tour, Im Not Dead Yet. SUBSCRIBE FROM AS LITTLE AS 3* As a subscriber enjoy big savings off the shop price! "When Charvel first started, I went out there and saw a bunch of nice alder bodies, and I hung them on wires and tapped them until I found the one that really resonated. Ranked by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the top fifty bass guitar players of all time, Sklar can count coup on laying down bass lines on such well known tracks as: Youve Got a Friend (James Taylor), Running on Empty (Jackson Browne), No Other (Gene Clark) and literally thousands more by the pantheon of Rock n Roll Hall of Famers. I was like a giant Mothers of Invention fan. And I had a strap wrapped around it, and a cord, and no case. Leland Sklar Height and Weight Sklar stands at an average height and moderate weight. I want to tell you a quick little story. There are people who accumulate stuff, but there are people who actually collect. [35][45], Sklar has Moog Taurus pedals and Fast Forward Designs Midi Step pedals which he used on the Phil Collins song In the Air Tonight. The editions are printed on archival 100% rag watercolor paper. But, youve worked with Jackson Browne a lot, and Linda Ronstadt, and all the sort of with the Laurel Canyon group. Was it your playing, your attitude? I was sitting on the other side of the glass, looking at them with my mouth hanging open. So, how did you end up playing bass? The singer/songwriter thing. Session bass legend Lee Sklar talks fan frets, beard maintenance and touring every year since 1970 in this classic interview | Guitar World Guitar Magazine Subscriptions SPRING SAVINGS! So, I jump on it whenever I can. It was amazing. A global pandemic is not how Leland Sklar imagined his decades-long music career would come to a screeching halt. 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So that means you don't go in for a lot of effects? Holding down the fort on bass with The Immediate Family, Lees in his element having fun with his life long friends, and his gathered up a hundred thousand plus followers on his own youtube channel, thats as delightful as it is informative. Rock On: Leland Sklar Rages Against The Machine. And put together a little video, and get it on YouTube, and all of a sudden, maybe theres something quirky like, okay, did their videos of them on the treadmills. And when it came time for them to play, there were these two guys came out of a trailer with Celia. [37], In 2013, after years of having been a Warwick Star Bass II user, he became an endorser of that instrument. Rick: Yeah, I saw that. Sklar recalls the path that led him to become a bass player, and unsurprisingly - given his laissez-faire attitude to gear - it didnt involve any high-quality instruments until some years into his playing career. If youre not really willing to go that route, then dont bother. I found out he was looking for one, and I was never going to use it, because I just thought it sucked. Guys ask me if thats a problem, and I tell them Only if you look at the dot!. You just never know whats going to happen. And they were sitting in lawn chairs and on blankets, some in cars, and we were a little loud. Sklar with his double neck 'eagle' bass in the '70s. If you need a drummer for your Beatles tribute band, look him up. I had won awards from the Hollywood Bowl. [Both laugh]. And I said, Sold. And I cant do shit to the car until I get the radiator back. Leland Sklar. Leland Sklar: Oh, much harder. [16], In 1967, Group Therapy had been signed to the Canterbury[14] label and went into United Studios in Hollywood to record. You've heard his bass parts on a huge number of albums in a wide variety . Rick: Yes. Over time, the Barefoot Servants became a cult band; the label (Epic) offered little support. 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