Acidline303
Senior Member
I kinda feel like he was complimenting you on the skill vs attitude part.
If the guy has been around as long as you say he has, it's a good sign that he puts equal stock into the team dynamic of the band. Remember, you can always improve your skill, but you can rarely improve someones first impressions of your personality.
I take his challenge with some salt too. He's not asking you to up your chops game so you can utilize those tools through entire songs, I figure he just likes or expects a certain level of proficiency and thinks if you work on those things, your attitude will allow you to spice things up with healthy doses of restraint. We all know that blazing fast fills are not the only mark of a good musician....but if it's one of your weaker attributes, I wouldn't be insulted if he's asking you to work on that weakness.
If the guy has been around as long as you say he has, it's a good sign that he puts equal stock into the team dynamic of the band. Remember, you can always improve your skill, but you can rarely improve someones first impressions of your personality.
I take his challenge with some salt too. He's not asking you to up your chops game so you can utilize those tools through entire songs, I figure he just likes or expects a certain level of proficiency and thinks if you work on those things, your attitude will allow you to spice things up with healthy doses of restraint. We all know that blazing fast fills are not the only mark of a good musician....but if it's one of your weaker attributes, I wouldn't be insulted if he's asking you to work on that weakness.