Jason Momoa has credited a Tool song with igniting his love of playing the bass guitar in a new interview.
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The actor has shared videos of himself playing the instrument online over the past year and was given a bass lesson by Primusâ Les Claypool in September.
Now, speaking to Bass Player magazine, the star has explained how he first picked up the instrument. âI always have instruments on the set, so my son was playing drums and my daughter was playing guitar,â he said.
âIt was my assistantâs birthday, and she really loves Tool, so I borrowed a bass from my buddy and we all played âSoberâ for her. Right then, my passion for bass really exploded. The moment I put it on, I could just feel the connection â and it was all over.â

Momoa added that he had âalwaysâ known he wanted to play bass and said he has âstudied and studied and studiedâ the instrument. âI was like âMy God, I wish I would have done this when I was youngâ,â he said. âI wish that I had that opportunity â but Iâm making up for lost time.â
The feature also saw the Aquaman star field questions from a host of artists including Slayerâs Tom Araya.
The musician asked Momoa if he would ever make the switch from acting to music, to which Momoa replied: âOh man. A lot of my friends are musicians and I love them, and I feel like itâs fine for them to be actors, but I donât know, when I see actors being musicians Iâm like, âOh my Godâ. Itâs just like âUghâŠâ It never really works out.â
He didnât rule out the change-up in careers entirely though. âItâs all good, and I would never want to say, âIâll never do anythingâ,â he said. âI enjoy playing up there with my friends if theyâre raising money for a charity, of course, because itâs always good to help â but I feel very out of place up there.â
In August, Momoa posted a video of himself jamming to Red Hot Chili Peppersâ cover of Stevie Wonderâs âHigher Groundâ on his Instagram page. In the clip, he showed off a Fender Precision Bass that heâd been gifted for his 41st birthday by the Fender Custom Shop Master Builder, Vincent Van Trigt.
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