With his infectious sense of humour and bounds of energy, Guy not only entertains us with his outlandish anecdotes, but we also get a glimpse of him in action – as he plays us everything from his favourite disco basslines, to the epic seven minute ‘Us and Them’ by Pink Floyd.

Giving us an exclusive insight into the life of one of the most successful bassists in the music industry, Guy Pratt charms and amuses like never before!

As his fingers fly up and down the strings, he tells us that his bass was the best present he could’ve asked for. As one of the first Fender jazz basses ever made, it was left outside his door wrapped in a pink ribbon on his wedding night, from Pink Floyd’s David Gilmore.

Watching him play, it’s easy to see why Guy Pratt is such a legend on the bass.

In playing ‘Pissed Crap Shag,’ on the BBC’s show, Linda Green, they were so impressed by Guy’s snore in a sleeping scene, that they continue to use it every time there’s a snore in the show!

He goes on to describe working with Madonna and his surprising (to himself) performance on ‘Like a Virgin.’ He thought he sounded so good that he didn’t believe it was him!

Guy describes the tour as the, “13 most absurd months of my life,” and continues to tell us of the luxurious touring lifestyle, especially their private Boeing 727 tour plane, and the tricks and games they played on board.

This shift, which he explains was started with Michael Jackson’s ‘Off the Wall,’ led up through the early 80s, or ‘the glory years of the bass.’

“You couldn’t be too loud, too flash, or wear it too high.”

Guy also takes a moment to show off his perfectly sculpted and bodaciously attractive thumb, so formed by years and years of ’slapping,’ or playing the bass.

But of course, it wasn’t always that way. Guy Pratt describes to t5m the search for a band to play with, the audition process, and the thrill of finally playing bass in a band.

His first proper band, Speedball, was often confused with the lethal drug concoction that was a favourite of Rolling Stones frontman, Keith Richards. Better though, than the band name on every band’s list: The The, which was eventually used by Matt Johnson in 1982.

He moves on to describe that every progressive rock band needs a colour in their name, such as Deep Purple and Pink Floyd, and further accounts for the true genious behind the name The Who.

From there, Guy knew he’d be a musician. He begged his parents for a guitar, and when they said no, he tricked them into a bass guitar, not knowing the difference between the two.

He speaks to t5m about what led him to music and the bass, his first bands:   A Nice Pear and Speedball, and finding inspiration from his step-dad’s records like Bob Dylan’s Highway 61, Jimi Hendrix’s Smash Hits.

“If you’re going to be in a band, you have to write your own songs, there’s no two ways about it.”

The now world-renowned session bass player, who has collaborated with countless musicians on albums and world-tours, explains to t5m how he became the legend he is today.