As a bass guitarist it could be argued that he has consciously shied away from the ever increasingly virtuosic model in favor of a far more integrated group role that serves greater musical ends.
AAJ's Nic Jones spoke with Hopper about the pros and cons of Soft Machine, and more current projects including Clear Frame, his collective with saxophonist Lol Coxhill, drummer Charles Hayward, percussionist/steel pan player Orphy Robinson and another Soft Machine alumnus, Robert Wyatt, guesting on cornet.
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