Webber hails from Retreat. He cut his performing teeth with a number of bands, including Inside Out, U-Turn, Funtime, and Virtual Jazz Reality. His bass playing has won him many fans and his stint with Virtual Jazz Reality made him a household name. About eight years ago, disaster struck when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, which affected his health. His eyesight is severely affected, and he uses special lights on the neck of his guitar when he performs.
I caught up with him last week.
Knowing that people are enjoying what I am offering.
Humility most definitely!
It wasn't on stage, but at the gig itself. It was a prominent venue, packed with guests, and I walked into a glass door that I thought was open. Not once, but twice in the same evening.
My wife Lesley-Rae. I admire her for the way she takes care of me, I am sure most of us have no idea what it must be like to take care of a handicapped person.
All of my bass guitars.
Light beer.
North Sea Jazz Festival.
My white walking stick.
Personal training.
Loving, ambitious, humble, competitive, compassionate.
An appearance at the North Sea Jazz Festival.
Playing in New Orleans with VJR.
The wish for me to have my health back will never stop. Without health, all the wealth in the world means nothing.
