Melissa Auf der Maur – and her inimitable bass lines – was a key force of the ’90s alt-rock movement, and defined the likes of the Smashing Pumpkins and Hole, two bands she ended up lending her bass chops to.
Speaking about her journey to picking up the instrument, Auf der Maur recounts on Greatest Basslines, “I had begun to notice girl bass players, of course, you know Kim Gordon, obviously, and then Kim Deal from the Pixies – and, like I said, all in one week, I saw the Pumpkins and Hole, and they both had girl bass players who seemed really cool and stoic.
