Although Kyle Eastwood says the name has disadvantages as well as advantages, the fact remains that it's not a bad name at all. What he means is it balances out - good luck and good genes on one hand, questionable authenticity on the other. Playing the contrabass is far from the easiest way to capitalize on the name of a nabob film star father. If you are ambitious for fame or fortune, the odds are against you.
People go to the rest room during a bass solo.
But there's a lot of pride involved. Bass players are aware, even if the average listener is not, that they have the real power and that the musicians know it. They play the only truly essential instrument in the band. Without a sturdy bass line, the center will not hold. Eastwood is confident enough to lay back on his first record under his name.