I would like to welcome you to LearnToPlayBassGuitar.org! First of all, you are taking a huge step in becoming a bass player just by visiting this site. Here is a piece of wisdom that I would like to share with you today.
Many bass players feel like they never get any attention and are not as important as the other players in a band. Let me tell you that it is false that the bass player is not as important. Think of it this way. If a band is like a brick building, the bassist is like the mortar that runs through the bricks and brings them together. You may not be playing the melody to the song, but you are bringing the notes together and bringing a fullness to the music that cannot be made by just the melody. Think of a pianist that only plays in the treble clef with only one hand. The piece is not nearly as fulfilled as if it were played with both hands, and the bass player is that second hand. So go out and bring the music together!