John Hassall (born 17 February 1981, London) was the bassist for The Libertines. He now performs with his own band, Yeti. He has been described by Dirty Pretty Things bassist Didz Hammond as "...a fucking class bass player. Top grade. Top drawer."
Early life
Hassall was inspired to play music when he rummaged through his parent's record collection and found a copy of the The Beatles' Revolver.
The Libertines
While at Highgate School, where he attended lessons with Johnny Borrell of Razorlight, John joined a band and ended up playing bass
. John himself has stated that he prefers playing the bass to the guitar as he finds it to be a more "meaty" instrumentHe is the son of a great archaeologist.
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