Players need to stop defining themselves by their gear, style or tricks they know...
Unless you are writing a resume..you are NOT a 26-string fretless bubunga ramp, dual preamp, slap, tap, 4 finger, Hungarian folk song, microtonal, post modern jazz, metal, improvisational solo artist...
You ARE a musician.....and what matters is what you CREATE...not the labels or the shit you use to create it... #philosophy #quoteoftheday
There was a GREAT magazine in the 1980's called GIG..it was a really great publication that covered many areas to help the working musician....the quote below always stood out..hope you enjoy it as much as I have: "A professional musician is someone who knows how to listen, is sensitive to the musical personalities around them and is AGRESSIVE IN THE BELIEF IN HIS/HER OWN ABILITIES. A professional does nor overplay and understands what it means to be a team player." Lots of
"...sometimes when you solo...you gotta be a bit of a dick....."...C. Sabatino at the Jazz workshop 6/24/14 #quoteoftheday #improvisation #jazzworkshop