The Jesus and Mary Chain got a session bass player who didn’t quite fit their look

A PHONE CALL TO THE USA, THE EARLY 1990’S: “Hi, we’re the Jesus And Mary Chain…yep, that’s us…listen, we need a session musician to play bass when we go on Letterman, someone who really gets what we’re about. You’ve got just the guy?…great…make sure he dresses all in black and looks serious”.