My band played its first gig last night, and before the show, I spoke briefly with the guitarist of one of the other bands. He seemed like a pretty cool guy, but when I asked him what his inspiration was, he said: “The *****. That’s all that matters.” I had to bite my tongue so as not to tell him that that was the lamest response ever. The sad part was, this wasn’t some high schooler playing in a band in hopes of earning a few cool points; this was an established guitar player who has been playing these kind of shows for years.
Whatever happened to playing for the love of music? If the girls come, great -- but that shouldn’t be any serious musician’s primary objective. Luckily, everyone in my band is squared-away and focused on making good, innovative music. What are your thoughts on this?
2007-05-27
01:08:44
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