Frustrations, *warning* Rant ahead... |
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Frustrations, *warning* Rant ahead... |
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Feb 4 2009, 03:16 PM |
You want to play because you love music and rock is in your veins
Don't think about it so deeply, focusing only on the negative side of the matter. You know you'll get better. What's important is having fun in the proccess. If you push yourself too much it's not fun. Try to stay in the golden middle, where you learn, have fun playing your lessons, songs & stuff, and remember that Muris and half the people here are actually aliens. -------------------- Guitars:
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Feb 4 2009, 05:28 PM |
I wonder why we all deny our playing abilities? What do you FEEL when you are playing? If you are constantly thinking "I suck" while playing, then you need a break. On the other hand, if you think "that little turn around sounded pretty good, keep going." then playing is worthwhile.
Shredding is a great way to demonstrate technical virtuosity but there are many, many other ways to express yourself on guitar. I sense that in the mood you are in, there's nothing anyone can say that will make you feel better right now. It will pass. I think there is room in the Guitar Universe to contain Muris's greatness and my noodling, and all states in between. This post has been edited by jdriver: Feb 4 2009, 05:32 PM -------------------- "I dreamed a lot when I was younger.. I'm older now but still I hunger For some understanding. There's no understanding, now. Was there ever? ...Joe Puerta (Ambrosia)... Finally got a YouTube page going. |
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Feb 5 2009, 01:07 AM |
Well, you don't have to put yourself down mate, you have a wife, son on the way, good life, worthy equipment - one word - fulfilled life! This is probably some sort of a temporary crisis situation and you know very well that they happen often in life! So cheer up mate, go one step at a time, and find a balance in your life that you need!
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Feb 5 2009, 08:18 AM |
Hi Dan..
I am sorry to hear that "The Inner Game"* is almost taking over. It's sooooo easy to get frustrated when you look at all these awesome players here on GMC.. You say to yourself: "man, if only i could do half the things they can do, i would die a happy man", so we go ahead and try to learn all the great lessons with all the cool licks and stuff, but it just doesn't sound like our hero instructor.. We strive to become sooo good that we forget what we've already accomplished.. it's like a drug.. we want MORE MORE MORE, and it cannot go fast enough.. We have already talked a lot about stuff like this, and this one of the reasons i insist on being in my band.. I need to have someone tell me that i am improving.. My GF cannot do this, as she has absolutely no understanding for what i am doing or trying to do.. I need equals by my side.. people who are going through the same as me.. and although all members here at GMC aren't shy to quickly tell you that you have improved a lot, it's just not the same as hearing it from your friends in person.. When too much time without the band passes (like for instance my current situation with a month of no band practice), i too get serious doubts about what i am doing, but i try to not let it take me all the way down, because in the end, it's the music i love, and i cannot live without it.. * It's from a book i can HIGHLY recommend.. "The Inner Game Of Music" |
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