darkstar12
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I know theres probably alot of people like myself on here...thought it might be cool to start a thread for failed/disgruntled musicians.
Dont want to say what instrument I play, but spent years studying jazz and spent most of my 20's and 30's playing with great musicians in genres ranging from jazz, swing orchestras to classic rock, originals, and jam band oriented stuff.
I've always thought I was decent at what I do, and I figured that since some of the people I was playing with were very, very good on their instrument, that I was probably a little bit more than competent at what I do..Im certainly not the best, and there are some things that I am unable to do, partly out of lack of the technical ability to do those things, and partly out of a lack of interest in working to develop certain techniques I don't care for.
I've played shitty bars, great bars, small to medium sized theaters, private parties and festivals...
But lately, (being the past 3-4 years) since Ive approached my mid 40's I've found it to be almost impossible to find a band or find people that want to commit to a project.
The past 3 years have seen me in 4 different bands, each one got to a point (after about 3-6 months) where we were pretty tight, had a good sound, and started booking gigs. It was usually at this point where someone would either go nuts or leave the band for some reason or other...
So after spending alot of time, effort and money into various projects over the past few years, and seeing each and every one crash and burn just as things looked promising, it has left me very, very frustrated and wondering about things such as:
By the time your in your mid 40's, if your not already in a band that is doing well its time to hang it up and move onto something else....
Maybe Ive just been a hack and suck at what I do all this time..
Also, do I really want to be that guy, who at 50 is not doing anything but playing in a bar that just has his friends in the audience???
Dont want to say what instrument I play, but spent years studying jazz and spent most of my 20's and 30's playing with great musicians in genres ranging from jazz, swing orchestras to classic rock, originals, and jam band oriented stuff.
I've always thought I was decent at what I do, and I figured that since some of the people I was playing with were very, very good on their instrument, that I was probably a little bit more than competent at what I do..Im certainly not the best, and there are some things that I am unable to do, partly out of lack of the technical ability to do those things, and partly out of a lack of interest in working to develop certain techniques I don't care for.
I've played shitty bars, great bars, small to medium sized theaters, private parties and festivals...
But lately, (being the past 3-4 years) since Ive approached my mid 40's I've found it to be almost impossible to find a band or find people that want to commit to a project.
The past 3 years have seen me in 4 different bands, each one got to a point (after about 3-6 months) where we were pretty tight, had a good sound, and started booking gigs. It was usually at this point where someone would either go nuts or leave the band for some reason or other...
So after spending alot of time, effort and money into various projects over the past few years, and seeing each and every one crash and burn just as things looked promising, it has left me very, very frustrated and wondering about things such as:
By the time your in your mid 40's, if your not already in a band that is doing well its time to hang it up and move onto something else....
Maybe Ive just been a hack and suck at what I do all this time..
Also, do I really want to be that guy, who at 50 is not doing anything but playing in a bar that just has his friends in the audience???