Bass Musician Magazine - SPECIAL August 2014 Female Bassist Issue | Page 174

NICOLE Interview by Andreas Farmakalidis Nicole Fiorentino nicolefiorentino.net facebook.com/ NicoleFiorentinoOfficial Twitter @xocoleyf Some of the band(s) I Play With: The Cold and Lovely, The Smashing Pumpkins, Night Terrors of 1927 Gear I Use: Reverend Decision and Justice basses, Fender Jazz, Fender P bass, Mesa Boogie Walkabout head, Mesa Boogie Big Block Titan V12, Mesa 8x10 Standard Powerhouse cab, Reeves Custom 400 head. Click to read the October 2011 Cover Interview with Nicole in Bass Musician Magazine What made you decide to play bass? I decided to play bass when I was 14 years old and desperately wanted to start an all-girl punk band, in order to be like Babes in Toyland/ Bikini Kill/Hole/L7. My Dad was a musician, so there were always instruments around, but it wasn’t until he bought me a bass for my 14th birthday that I really fell in love. I felt like I had found my “thing”. So I started a band with my b