Phil Soussan had a self-admitted, “very confused,” musical childhood. He started out as a classical violinist but loved the Beatles. In the early ‘70s he was drawn to bands like Free but was simultaneously introduced to ‘50s American rock and roll via bassist and bandleader Bill Black. He went through what he calls the ubiquitous (for a bass player) Jaco Pastorius and Stanley Clarke phase, but was also heavily into punk music, like the Clash and what he calls attitude rock. It’s this latter influence that seems to most permeate his latest endeavor. “If you listen to some of the attitude that comes across on Last In Line II, it comes from the sort of post-punk era and those influences,” he attests. “I liked Killing Joke. It was a little dark and maybe a little gothic, but there was something I really liked in the attitude.” Soussan was born in London on June 23, 1961. His early bass-playing influences included Andy Fraser, Paul McCartney, John Paul Jones and Trevor Bo