Victor is the loving husband and devoted father of four; the youngest sibling of the amazing Wooten brothers (Regi, Roy, Rudy and Joseph), and the bassist in their famed family band; the student in the martial art of Wing Chun and the nature survival skill of Tracking; the teacher of dozens of Bass players at his acclaimed annual Bass & Nature camp; and the master magician.
Victor Lemonte Wooten got to music early, growing up in a military family in which his older brothers all played and sang. By the time he was 3, Victor was being taught bass by his oldest brother Regi, and at age 5 he was performing professionally with the Wooten Brothers Band. He recalls, "My parents and brothers were the foundation. They prepared me for anything by teaching me to keep my mind open and learn to adapt.” Working their way east from Sacramento, the band played countless clubs and eventually opened concerts for Curtis Mayfield and War.
Victor was influenced by bass mentors, Stanley Clarke, Larry Graham and Bootsy Collins, while learning about the music business at a wildly accelerated pace. By the early '80s, with the family settled in Newport News, Virginia, the brothers became mainstays at Busch Gardens theme park in nearby Williamsburg, making numerous connections with musicians in Nashville and New York.
In 1988 Victor moved to Nashville, where he worked with singer Jonell Mosser and met New Grass Revival banjo ace Bela Fleck. A year later, Fleck enlisted Vic, his brother Roy (a.k.a. Future Man) and harmonica-playing keyboardist Howard Levy to perform with him, and the Flecktones were born. After three highly successful albums, Levy departed in 1993, and the band's new trio format enabled Victor to develop and display a staggering array of fingerboard skills that turned him into a bass hero of Pastorian-proportions and helped earn the band a Grammy.
With the Flecktones in full flight, Victor set his sights on a solo career, first forming Bass Extremes with fellow low-end lord Steve Bailey (leading to an instructional book/CD and two CDs, to date), and finally releasing his critically-acclaimed solo debut, A Show of Hands, in 1996. Soon after, Vic took his solo show on the road with drummer J.D. Blair. Momentum and accolades built with successive tours and the release of What Did He Say? in 1997, the Grammy-nominated Yin-Yang in 1999 and the double CD, Live In America in 2001.
Wooten won two Nashville Music Awards for Bassist Of The Year and is the only three-time winner of Bass Player magazine's Bass Player Of The Year. With the honors came sideman calls, leading to recordings and performances with artists like Branford Marsalis, Mike Stern, Bruce Hornsby, Chick Corea, Dave Matthews, Prince, Gov't Mule, Susan Tedeschi, Vital Tech Tones (with Scott Henderson and Steve Smith), the Jaco Pastorius Word Of Mouth Big Band, and the soundtrack of the Disney film Country Bears, not to mention the stellar work with guitarist Greg Howe and Dennis Chambers with the group Howe Wooten and Chambers.
Fresh off sold-out tours with the Flecktones and Bass Extremes (with Bailey, Watson and Oteil Burbridge) in 2004, Victor is re-focusing on his solo side in 2005 thanks to a remarkable new CD, his Vanguard Records debut, Soul Circus. A three-ring affair, the disc boasts such guests as the Wooten brothers, Bootsy Collins, Arrested Development rapper/vocalist Speech, Howard Levy, Dennis Chambers, Saundra Williams, J.D. Blair, Derico Watson, Flecktone Jeff Coffin, and a who's-who of bassists, including Bailey, Burbridge, Will Lee, Rhonda Smith, Christian McBride, T.M. Stevens, Bill Dickens and Gary Grainger.
On Soul Circus, Victor performs his usual high-wire act on a bevy of basses, but the real ringmaster here is his collection of songs: The poignant "Prayer” and Prince-charged flipside "Natives” provide a thought-provoking look at our native Americans. The epic "Bass Tribute” pays homage to great thumpers past and present. "On and On” is an instant soul classic. "Cell Phone” makes a chuckle-filled, cutting-edge connection. "Higher Law” stands as a stadium-ready, rock-funk protest anthem in the best Sly Stone tradition. "Back to India” currys up simmering musical flavors. And the hip hop/jazz title track marks the sonic coming-out of the long-rumored eight-armed character seen on the CD's cover and in the liner notes: Yes, Virginia (and the rest of the world), there is a funktopus!
Victor Wooten has the rare ability to continuously raise the bar, always growing as an artist, and he's excited to have joined the Vanguard roster with the release of Soul Circus.
more love
Victor Wooten Lyrics
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Hey Victa man
Give them love on your bass man
Give them love man
Listen to the man play the bass
He put love in the music man
Put more love in anything I and I do
Let us all sing together my brothers
la,
la la la, la la la
la la la, la la la
la la la, la la la
Eveybody say
la,
la la la, la la la
la la la, la la la
la la la, la la la
la la la
The lyrics in Victor Wooten's song "More Love" emphasize the importance of loving one another. The song suggests that we need to love each other and our children. The lyrics also acknowledge the power of music to communicate love, as the bassist Victor Wooten is given the task of conveying love through his instrument. The song encourages us to put more love into everything we do – to infuse our actions with love and care for one another.
The lyrics also call for collective action, inviting everyone to sing together to spread the message of love. The chorus repeats the syllables "la" and "la la la," evoking a universal expression of joy and harmony. The invitation to sing together implies that we are all in this together, and we can only create a better world through collective love and action.
Overall, the lyrics of "More Love" offer a powerful message of love and unity that is conveyed through the universal language of music.
Line by Line Meaning
We need to love each other our aidren
We should love and take care of each other, especially our children.
Hey Victa man
The singer is addressing Victor Wooten.
Give them love on your bass man
Victor Wooten should express love through his bass playing.
Give them love man
The artist reiterates the need for Victor Wooten to express love through his music.
Listen to the man play the bass
The artist is urging others to listen to Victor Wooten's bass playing.
He put love in the music man
Victor Wooten's bass playing incorporates love and emotion.
Put more love in anything I and I do
The singer desires to incorporate more love in everything they do.
Let us all sing together my brothers
The artist encourages everyone to sing together, addressing them as brothers.
la,
An onomatopoeic representation of singing.
la la la, la la la
Continuation of the onomatopoeic singing representation.
la la la, la la la
Continuation of the onomatopoeic singing representation.
la la la, la la la
Continuation of the onomatopoeic singing representation.
Everybody say
The singer urges everyone to join in and participate.
Contributed by Caden E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
M R
This song almost literally blew my mind when I was 16. Still find it mind blowing how effortlessly it comes across when it's so difficult to play. Victor's the man.
jjws600
Ror Maco like he himself says, it's more about the groove, once you've got that it makes it alot easier
Alex Mendoza
Is it normal to cry a little listening to this masterpiece?
Kravis63
Yes
MopsyDaisy
No. You're either going thru hard times or you're a pussy to begin with
3 Red Hearts
Absolutely
Nathalie CARREÑO METAY
Yeah
stevenrempel
every time. You still have a soul, nurture it.
oldlux
Possibly the most beautiful sounds I have heard in my life
Jonathan Ribeiro
Brasileiros que amam o som do Vitor.. 👍🏼