i apologize, but this is my hobby horse. so, here is my musician rant.
have you heard stevie nicks lately? she’s just aged, same as the rest of us. her voice ain’t what it used to be, that’s no reason to ban someone from live performing. take it from someone who has been a very bad professional musician, the line of “are you good enough” is “do you have the chutzpah to stand up in front of a crowd”. that’s it. punk is full of musicians who are terrible at their instruments but they play together, they have the emotion and they have fun. The Gin Blossoms’ guitarist knew two chords and one strumming pattern on their first two albums and was really more of a country guitarist than a pop/alternative guy. Thousands of people remember their songs fondly. It’s not about good, it’s about emotion and enjoyment, and if you get that when you play that’s what people go to see. -source i’ve played with tower of power, afterglow, confunkshun, i’m not going to name my band or the actual local bands that i sit in with but sitting in with those 3 were the highlights
Hell yeah. And I suppose my “not good enough” would be better stated as “if a musician or venue is insecure or uncomfortable with a real performance, they shouldn’t play live”.
i apologize, but this is my hobby horse. so, here is my musician rant.
have you heard stevie nicks lately? she’s just aged, same as the rest of us. her voice ain’t what it used to be, that’s no reason to ban someone from live performing. take it from someone who has been a very bad professional musician, the line of “are you good enough” is “do you have the chutzpah to stand up in front of a crowd”. that’s it. punk is full of musicians who are terrible at their instruments but they play together, they have the emotion and they have fun. The Gin Blossoms’ guitarist knew two chords and one strumming pattern on their first two albums and was really more of a country guitarist than a pop/alternative guy. Thousands of people remember their songs fondly. It’s not about good, it’s about emotion and enjoyment, and if you get that when you play that’s what people go to see. -source i’ve played with tower of power, afterglow, confunkshun, i’m not going to name my band or the actual local bands that i sit in with but sitting in with those 3 were the highlights
anyways.
Hell yeah. And I suppose my “not good enough” would be better stated as “if a musician or venue is insecure or uncomfortable with a real performance, they shouldn’t play live”.