Why a 40+ year old family man needs to be in a Rock & Roll Band
Last modified 02/05/96.
The Reasons Why
Due to the demands of career and family, I no longer have the time to devote
to a "working" band. I regret this because I really want to pass on to my
daughter and son the skills I have aquired over the years from playing in
and producing bands.
I am not really referring to music skills, those can
be learned and developed in numerous other ways. Instead, I am referring
to the ability to get four or more people together, arrive at an unfamiliar
place, setup moderately complex equipment, and actually put on an entertaining
show with
no catastrophic problems. While this may seem like no big deal, you would
be surprised at how many "musicians" can't do it.
I also want to pass
along the ability to play music, on a relatively impromptu basis, with
new and different people. Many times I've seen the accomplished piano
player, that was thrown into panic when asked to play with strangers or
no sheet music. While the problem of no sheet music is less common
with guitar, there are still a good number of
guitar players that are only able to play solo.
Lastly, I want my kids to
grow up thinking that being a successful musician is an attainable goal,
and not something that only "special" people can do.
Previous Problems
For some reason, even when I become involved with a
band that only plans on working one night/week, that one night/week turns
into three nights/week. As a result, I have come up with a new concept for
a band and am recruiting similar minded individuals to participate with me.