He’s an amazing person and he’s still doing amazing music with the help of his parents and all his friends. His love for music humbled me – when I started with him, I was kind of falling out of love with music in general. To see someone like Elton love music so much kind of woke me up from my slumber.”(Image credit: Thomas Cooper/Getty Images)What was your staple rig with Elton? I love the sound of a fretless when it's played in tune – which is something I’m working on feverishly. “And I love bass players that play whatever’s right for the song, no more, no less.