Gas Identification officer wearing helmet with two diamonds identifying him, as he holds gas detection paper during gas attack preparations, WWII. London, UK, 1941. - Photographer: Hans Wild for LIFE magazine
This is great, thank you!
I have a few favourites; Mike Dirnt particularly his bass throughout Insomniac, he has been a great big inspiration for me, especially when I first started out. I love Matt Freeman and Paul Simonon as well. When I first started playing bass I got some flack because ‘punk bass is just three notes fast playing with a pick and it doesn’t require any talent’ but these three have constantly reminded me that there is no reason to feel like I can only play straight forward songs in my silly little punk band (but I’m not going to pretend I hate playing simple, fast and fun.) My bass I play with most is named Pauly so I suppose I will go with Paul Simonon as my all-time favourite.









