“I’d messaged Cory to see if he needed a bassist. He sent me his tour manager’s phone number and said, ‘See you in two days’”: Meet Vincen García, the Spanish bass virtuoso who joined Cory Wong’s band with 48 hours’ notice
There are some rock ’n’ roll stories you just couldn’t make up. One is how Spanish bassist Vincen García went from messaging Cory Wong on Instagram to standing with him onstage in front of thousands with a bass in his hand.
When it was announced that Sonny T would be missing from the European leg of Wong’s 2023 tour due to undisclosed circumstances, García was quickly named as his last minute stand-in. “I’d messaged Cory to see if he needed a bassist,” García told Bass Player. “He sent me a playlist, his tour manager’s phone number and said, ‘See you two days!’”
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