Raphael Saadiq: Bumpy Potatoes
March, 2005
How do you describe the groove?
People love your songs because of the groove. When I'm writing, I usually add the bass line groove last. It varies, but in general I usually go for meat-and-potatoes lines that bump.
How do you cultivate the groove?
On the real laid-back feels, it's all about dancing around a drummer who's playing straight. I like to use my thumb like a pick. It's like a drum. Ghost-notes-the stuff you don't hear but feel-that's where it's at. You put a funky drummer behind a bass player just rumbling with all these ghost notes and it's like, "damn!"
How do you to get into the groove?
It starts with a great song. I respect the song and listen for what it needs. When I'm playing live, the people feed me the groove energy.
Where does your groove come from?
It's a combination of all my influences-cats like Larry Graham, Prince, Pino Palladino, T-Bone Wolk, Preston Crump, and Will Lee. Those dudes are no joke.
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