Flea has shared his picks for a number of the finest rock musicians of all time, praising Chrissie Hynde as the best feminine singer and a few man named Paul McCartney as the most effective bassist.
The Purple Sizzling Chili Peppers bassist stored it easy whereas shouting out Hynde in a Twitter publish, writing that The Pretenders founder is the “best feminine rock singer of all time.”
This got here after Flea shared his ideas about McCartney throughout a latest look on Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson’s podcast The place Everyone Is aware of Your Title.
“I believe Paul’s the best rock bass participant,” Flea stated. “There are such a lot of guys which are nice in numerous methods, however Paul’s bass taking part in is so lyrical and melodic, and it’s simply so stunning. One of many issues I’ve heard is that he places the bass on after.”
He continued, “A band like mine, loads of songs begin with basslines… or the music comes first. Whereas I believe Paul and John and George, they wrote songs and [then] Paul would do the bass… So then he’s doing, like a counter melody, so the bass is sort of a melody versus simply rhythm, and that’s wonderful.”
See the place Flea and McCartney land on our checklist of the 100 best bassists of all time (no matter style), together with all our different Bass Week content material.
Hynde is at present on a US trek with The Pretenders (get tickets right here). In October, McCartney will start a tour throughout South America and the UK/Europe. Seize your seats right here.
Chrissie Hynde is the best feminine rock singer of all time
— Flea (@flea333) August 12, 2024
