YOUR QUESTION:

08/15/2020 Josashi

Its been many years since we've spoken and you may have no recollection of me at all but, on three separate tours disco volante, secret chiefs 3 and California, we (varoius others included) smoked copious amounts of weed and discussed music. I hooked you and Trey up with some really good weed on a couple of those occasions. Anyway I have a couple of questions. I would have sent a text but, my phone with you and Treys contact info has long been destroyed. My first question is about a conversation we had in regard to soul, r&b, funk and hop hop.i seem to recall that you have a love hate relationship with those forms of music.
1. Have you heard Hiatus Kaiyote? If so, what do you think?
2. You and Trey said you'd "hook me up" next time you were in town. Well, I'm just wondering if that offer still stands? I'm out of weed..

MY ANSWER:

I have serious doubts that I smoked “copious” amounts of weed back then. I would venture to say you smoked me out once. And I thank you for that. In terms of the love/hate relationship you speak of it couldn’t be further from the truth. I’ve been influence by R&B, funk and soul for as long as I’ve played bass and probably longer due to watching Tina Turner with my father on the Flip Wilson show or wherever. So, you my friend, need to cut back on the herbal jazz. It’s more likely that we were relenting the influence of funk on white boys in SF in the ‘90s. 1) No, but I will give it a shot now…..ah, just watched their Tiny Desk concert from just a few months ago. Love it. Much the same vibe in terms of tempo, but it’s a strong vibe. 2) We lied.