Tal Wilkenfeld played bass in Jeff Beck's band at the age of 21. She was an incredibly mature musician then, and has only gone from strength to strength since as a multi-instrumentalist solo artist and acclaimed session bassist. Now in an extended podcast interview with Lex Fridman, Tal has taken time to reflect on what an extraordinary bandleader Beck was, and how Prince took her to the edge of a cliff as a musician.
It's telling that she talks about the late guitar legend Beck in the present sense, and his legacy is very much still alive for her as it is for many musicians and listeners.
