Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything. Plato
After a lay off for almost a year we have picked up a new contract for a local gig. It is such a beautiful change. No road trips, no getting home at 4 am after driving anywhere from 2-6 hours to get to gig, setting up the PA, playing for 4 hours, breaking down the PA and then driving 2-6 hours to get home, bleary eyed and exhausted. I won’t even go into the money. Thank Buddha I was never in it for the money! I must really love music, either that or I am a complete and utter fool. If you are not a musician you probably don’t understand the joy and pain that goes along with it like a mixed bag of tricks. You stand on a stage and are vulnerable and naked to the eyes and ears of everyone who comes into contact with your sound. Why do it? For a pure and simple love of sound and feeling that can’t be experienced or felt any other way. There is nothing like playing music. It’s hard to explain, I guess you would just have to be on the same roller coaster ride musicians are on to understand.
Congrats. Keep on playing that country music.
LOL we don’t play country…..Peace Jaz
Bumba, thank you. Um but I don’t play country music…LOL Classic rock/blues/folk and originals
Congrats…. I think I have some idea! It’s not quite the same thing – though when we do comps for our Ballroom Dancing we are ‘naked’ as you say.! We are exposing ourselves to a ballroom full of people plus (at least) 9 judges who have the power to ‘tick’ or ‘cross’ your effort. I don’t take it personally; everyone has their subjective viewpoint. But, what a rush it is!!! I absolutely love it – putting myself ‘out there’…. I’m sure that there must be some comparison. The practise, the learning, the constant change… all very exciting and pleasurable..