Lol was their drummer (also sometimes did keyboards) 
You mean Simon Gallup.
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I do indeed! 
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I’m debating between Primary and Charlotte Sometimes for my next Cure song to cover. Do you have a preference?
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Play for Today has a fun bassline
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Oh, hands down, Charlotte Sometimes, it’s just so evocative!
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He’s for sure one of my absolute favourites. But I love 80s synth pop, so it’s maybe no surprise.
John Taylor also yes. I’m obsessed with both band’s basslines.
Krist Novoselic - I was a huuuge Nirvana fan and in my teens when I first picked up a bass, I mainly played their tunes 
And Flea of course.
They’ve all been huge inspirations and nudged me towards wanting to play myself.
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Here I thought every response would be @JoshFossgreen
Thats my favorite since has has helped me with my goal.
There are many many accomplished bass players in the world and I’ve inspired through the years by many great bass lines.
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Duran Duran Rio Live (Latitude Festival 28-07-24)
Not great sound quality - recorded on my iPhone and we were sitting in some tiered seating at the back so my daughter could see - but you can hear JT’s bass pretty well.
He played his 4-string Dingwall Rio Dream bass on everything apart from Reach Up For The Sunrise, where he played a 5. I must admit, I love the fact that he plays the 4 most of the time!
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Roger Waters - Pink Floyd (clearly not the most talented, but a genius composer and artist)
Brad Smith - Blind Melon (love the harmonics in “Toes Across the Floor”)
Simon Gallup - The Cure (killer bass lines in early Cure discography)
Andy Rourke - The Smiths (perfectly in tune with Mike Joyce)
John Taylor - Duran Duran (great bass lines in first two albums)
I vote Charlotte Sometimes. Presumably you already know Other Voices, Play For Today and “M”?
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I’ve been working on Charlotte Sometimes for the past month, and I’m not close yet. It’s on the list with Ted, Just Admit it by Jane’s Addiction (longer term projects).
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I’m still early in my bass journey. So I am starting with “Holy Hour.”
I love EDM baselines check this track out at about :40 really similar sound of not the same riff. I love that sound though and a 2 part band with the only parts I like 
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Also a very odd man. I went to see him last year. He spent the first half of the gig, sitting at a desk, reading passages from an unpublished autobiography, berating members of the audience and generally sending people to sleep. The second half was better, with a performance of Dark Side.
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Looking forward, with intrigue, to a ‘Post your covers’ take on a passage from the first half of Roger’s gig!
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I can’t name a favourite bassist… it depends on the mood for that day.
Sometimes Jaco… sometimes Les… … Wooten… Marcus… Cliff… etc.
Lately I’ve been dwelling more into more Kyioshi & Boh… as I do love their styles.
To be fair, I’m not a great Pink Floyd / RW fan and was only there ‘cos a mate said I must go…!
Incidentally, all phones had to be placed inside a sealed bag, prior to entering the venue, so that no one could video the proceedings…!
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I am drawn to bass players that fit well in the mix but can also make it pop. Many of them play in three piece bands where the bassist enable the group to produce a rich full sound. After all, good music generates experience, emotions and a moment remembered for a lifetime.
Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller, Stanley Clark, Flea, John Myung, Larry Graham, John Paul Jones, Nathan East, Anthony Jackson, James Lee Jamison, and Charles Berthoud
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Bruce Foxton - The Jam
Stuart Zender & Paul Turner - Jamiroquai
Verdine White - Earth, Wind & Fire
Andy Rourke - The Smiths
Bernard Edwards
James Jamerson
To name just a few
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