... I am a total grammar facist!
Just recently at a gig, I was trying to strike a conversation with the drummer that was opening up for us. He just seemed to not want to have anything to do with me. We were talking about drums and gear, and his answers were just one offs. I don't understand why some players feel they have to be like that. I think what set it off was that I asked about his drum kit, i couldn't tell if it were Yamaha's or Pork Pies, and dude was like they are Yamaha's. Pretty much like, Yamaha's and go away, so I was like whatever, he played his set and I played mines, but yea some players are just sometimes jerks and I don't get it. We all share the same love for the instrument and the music we are playing.
We should all be great full that we can do this and make a living off of it too...
Yeah maybe, but even still I think you'd want to chat with a fellow musician to kinda calm the nerves down. I do that to get me settled in... That's just me though.He might have been preoccupied thinking about the upcoming performance. Normally I am chatty but sometimes I get like that.
Yeah maybe, but even still I think you'd want to chat with a fellow musician to kinda calm the nerves down. I do that to get me settled in... That's just me though.
I've met quite a few drum snobs. But I haven't met the guy that is apparently one of the worst one in my town.
A couple years ago, this guy filled in for me on drums at my church on a weekend I was gone. I forget who he was, I think he was maybe a friend of the worship leader. Anyway, he complained the whole time about how the kit was set up, how it was tuned, etc. He even took a jacket from the worship leader (I would have loved to see how that went down exactly...) and proceeded to stick it in the bass drum. It was still in there when I came back the next week. Keep in mind, he had to actually remove one of the heads to do this. Did everyone seriously just stand around and watch this guy do this during rehearsal?! Weird...
It wasn't even touching either of the heads. It was just thrown in because he told them kick drums are supposed to be filled with something.
Needless to say, the kid has never been back.
theres a fine line between drum snob and buffoon.
You never know, maybe at that time he didn't want to talk, and didn't know how to politely say, leave me alone.
Was he still setting up his gear?
Possible you just caught him at the wrong moment. Or he is just a dick, who knows!
Yes, that's just you. I know one journeyman guy who you just don't say anything to until the first break. He is trying to get his head into the music and while he usually won't snap at people interrupting him, anyone with a clue can tell he wants to be left alone.Yeah maybe, but even still I think you'd want to chat with a fellow musician to kinda calm the nerves down. I do that to get me settled in... That's just me though.
Just recently at a gig, I was trying to strike a conversation with the drummer that was opening up for us. He just seemed to not want to have anything to do with me. We were talking about drums and gear, and his answers were just one offs. I don't understand why some players feel they have to be like that. I think what set it off was that I asked about his drum kit, i couldn't tell if it were Yamaha's or Pork Pies, and dude was like they are Yamaha's. Pretty much like, Yamaha's and go away, so I was like whatever, he played his set and I played mines, but yea some players are just sometimes jerks and I don't get it. We all share the same love for the instrument and the music we are playing.
We should all be great full that we can do this and make a living off of it too...
Some people just don't want to talk all the time, or most of the time. One off answers usually indicate that they want to be left alone at that moment. My advice is, y'know, just say cool, good luck, and go do something else.
Erm, I think you mean grammar fascist.
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Friendly Spelling Nazi
The worse case scenario is when you come in contact with a drummer who thinks every drummer except for them sucks.
I think drummers that use evens heads are second class, mixed brand cymbals even lower,and putting ketchup on a hot dog... total trash. yes total sarcasism. Drum snobs, thats just silly