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Here is the dilemma...
I love playing loud music with other musicians, whom are talented and not ill motivated.
Sadly, other than a handful of times, I have had an extremely hard time putting together a full outfit of mostly adequate, let alone talented.
There were times in my life I quit playing out, or with people because I was very connected to the music I was writing. No one I played with wrote anything, i grew tired of the cover gig schlep....lost the drive to create original stuff too...had a child...changed careers, changed careers again.....got married.....moved twelve times.....lost track of playing in a room with a group of people....and it sucks.
I can never find a drummer, and due to a number of things , I cannot sing to my own standards any longer, which lowers my chances even more.
Now I live in an area that is very musically limited...and I am mildly tethered to my home base of operations. Also, as I've grown older and navigated the endless sea of lies and deceit...I have a very hard time trusting others and developing new personal relationships, just don't have the tolerance for BS anymore. So I don't help the issue.
I spent the last 3 years redoing my rig, repairing my equipment, getting my guitars up to snuff...working on covers and practicing deficiencies.
I sound better now than I ever have....and I have no one to play with ...
I get discouraged and it all feels pointless....it used to be so easy to just jam when I was in my 20s....I miss it. Even though I don't forget all the BS that comes with it.
Sadly, coupled with this, I had some real shitty interactions on some other forums that kind of fucked with me for a long time, culminating in me setting the guitar down and not playing my rig ....
Mainly this has created a depression of sorts ..but very unique. Mostly due to one thing, It sounds so good ..I sound so good ..that I begin to feel it's a shame that I don't play with others....and it is a cycle...and it sucks ...
Excited to plug in....plug in, sound awesome, feel sad and pointless..... repeat.
I jumped off the train about 6 months back....and just haven't plugged back in... I want to.....but I also don't.
Am I the only one that feels this way?
I know Frank said, shut up and play your guitar.....but I feel like there is no end goal... nothing to work towards....am I being an ass?
(Edit - the poll is just a joke ...having fun, not truly serious)
I love playing loud music with other musicians, whom are talented and not ill motivated.
Sadly, other than a handful of times, I have had an extremely hard time putting together a full outfit of mostly adequate, let alone talented.
There were times in my life I quit playing out, or with people because I was very connected to the music I was writing. No one I played with wrote anything, i grew tired of the cover gig schlep....lost the drive to create original stuff too...had a child...changed careers, changed careers again.....got married.....moved twelve times.....lost track of playing in a room with a group of people....and it sucks.
I can never find a drummer, and due to a number of things , I cannot sing to my own standards any longer, which lowers my chances even more.
Now I live in an area that is very musically limited...and I am mildly tethered to my home base of operations. Also, as I've grown older and navigated the endless sea of lies and deceit...I have a very hard time trusting others and developing new personal relationships, just don't have the tolerance for BS anymore. So I don't help the issue.
I spent the last 3 years redoing my rig, repairing my equipment, getting my guitars up to snuff...working on covers and practicing deficiencies.
I sound better now than I ever have....and I have no one to play with ...
I get discouraged and it all feels pointless....it used to be so easy to just jam when I was in my 20s....I miss it. Even though I don't forget all the BS that comes with it.
Sadly, coupled with this, I had some real shitty interactions on some other forums that kind of fucked with me for a long time, culminating in me setting the guitar down and not playing my rig ....
Mainly this has created a depression of sorts ..but very unique. Mostly due to one thing, It sounds so good ..I sound so good ..that I begin to feel it's a shame that I don't play with others....and it is a cycle...and it sucks ...
Excited to plug in....plug in, sound awesome, feel sad and pointless..... repeat.
I jumped off the train about 6 months back....and just haven't plugged back in... I want to.....but I also don't.
Am I the only one that feels this way?
I know Frank said, shut up and play your guitar.....but I feel like there is no end goal... nothing to work towards....am I being an ass?
(Edit - the poll is just a joke ...having fun, not truly serious)
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