Deconstructing Watt - to pick or not to pick?

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CM continues its series of columns with legendary bassist Mike Watt...

Canadian Musician: You used to play with a pick in The Minutemen; do you still play with a pick?

Mike Watt: No. I wish I did. You have to use it all the time or you lose the sensibility. J Mascis asked me to help him out a while ago with some music and asked me to play with a pick. I hadn't done that in 17 years. The best world would be to do it both ways. I used to use one right at the beginning of Minutemen because punk was too fast and then I didn't do it again for a long time until J asked me again in 2000. It's very difficult; the way to hold it, how far away to hold it …