On the other hand, when I give it closer thought, I realize I'm not enough of a dictator to conduct an orchestra because it requires a pretty awful person. When you read these biographies of famous conductors, they are all awful people who fail in their private relationships.

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.