In 1972, I got my first electric bass and started playing the kind of instrument I play now. I found that the majority of musicians couldn't bear that. They are not used to listening to the bass because they think the bass is in the background to support them.

As a bass player Weber is known for his highly distinctive tone and phrasing. Since the early 1980s Weber has regularly collaborated with the British singer-songwriter Kate Bush playing on four out of her last five studio albums (The Dreaming 1982; Hounds of Love 1985; The Sensual World 1989; Aerial 2005). The ECM association also led to collaborations with other ECM recording artists such as Gary Burton (Ring 1974; Passengers 1976) Ralph Towner (Solstice 1975; Solstice/Sound and Shadows 1977) Pat Metheny (Watercolors 1977) and Jan Garbarek (10 recordings between 1978 and 1998).

Eberhard Weber (born January 22 1940 in Stuttgart) is a German double bassist and composer. Weber's compositions blend chamber jazz European classical music minimalism and ambient music and are regarded as characteristic examples of the ECM Records sound.