Gene Simmons Sindir Game Bas Show-Off Ala Flea RHCP Doesn't Seem To Be Memorable

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JAKARTA - Gene Simmons has his own philosophy of playing music. As a bassist, he doesn't rely on skills to be able to create brilliant works.

This KISS member even called the Flea-style skillful game of the Red Hot Chili Peppers not interesting for him. There is no deep impression that he feels from the prominent Flea game.

"I don't think of myself and have never really been interested in being a virtuoso bass player. I don't like showing off in music. I'm more interested in memorable things. For me, it's part of the fun of music," Gene said in his interview with Guitar World, quoted from NME 22 October.

For him, bass has its own function. Specifically, he said he didn't like the sound of taped bass which became a typical Flea game.

"There are so many great bass players, such as Jaco Pastorius and jazz players. Or players like Flea, who are very good at playing the musical instrument, but I don't remember anything he played and I also don't like the sound of a hit bass," he explained.

He emphasized that the important thing in the arrangement is to make good riffs so that people can easily remember them.

"With all due respect, but the music is meant to show how well you play - but I don't care about that. The hardest thing to do is write a good simple song or riff. It's very difficult," he concluded.