Dan Dare Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 7 minutes ago, gjones said: Most professional musicians I know, have a wife who has a proper job. So true. I always kept a day job, even when I was supposedly 'professional'. I might have left for a few months if I got offered work abroad, for example, but I always went back to a day job again. It meant I didn't have to live on baked beans. These days, with a couple of pensions, I play for fun/beer money, so I'm definitely an amateur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathy Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Enjoyed that. I'm sure we can all relate to some of those bad habits. Thanks for sharing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 I didn't find him annoying though I didn't agree with all his comments about amateurs but then he might be right and me wrong. I never wanted to be a pro precisely for the reason that most of the stuff I'd be playing wouldn't be to my liking. I only ever wanted to play music that I liked and when I liked and wouldn't touch most genres with three bargepoles attached end to end. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 I follow a guitarist called Tim Pierce on Ya Tube, the guy is a session veteran and top player. He posted a vlog of a recent gig, a sort of second division Grammy awards. He was playing with Vinnie Colaiuta, Leland Sklar, Dean Parks etc. After watching the skill of these guys in their natural environment, I have realised (if I didn`t know before lol) that I am a weekend warrior that gets to play the odd decent sized gig and I am more than happy with that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 3 hours ago, Steve Browning said: My (ex pro) Dad used to say that an amateur practices until they get it right. A pro practices until they can't get it wrong. That'll do for me. There is a lot more to being a pro than that. Getting enough work to pay the bills for one. I can play stuff blind, in the dark and in my sleep, doesn't make me a pro. Its just playing by rote. Creativity is the measure of a musician for me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 All broad generalisations are wrong 🙂 You need to take the video in the spirit it's intended: "Young person hoping to make a living from music - don't assume it's just about getting enough work to be paid. If you want to be successful you need to..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepbass5 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Yep everything he said in that video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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