We got tattoos next to each other at Black Wave on La Brea in L.A. in 1993, maybe 94. Regular guy. Nothing weird, other than he seemed to be a genuinely happy person. Real positive and talkative.

Meshell Ndegeocello was there too and we were all talking like old friends. And I was just a nobody between a basketball star, and probably the best woman bass player ever. Leo Zelueta was the tattoo artist working on me. He's the guy who was the FIRST person to bring tribal designs to the US and make it popular..

Dennis R is just a regular guy who made a lot of money and has a lot of fun. Now, Meshell is spooky. Only about 5 ft tall with tiny hands that can play like three bass players all at once.