Cmdr. Ross
Platinum Member
You ever feel that you're too old to be playing the music you're currently playing?
Over the years I've been playing rockabilly & straight rock-n-roll, I've noticed that there are times I forget how a song goes. I just draw a blank and once I'm reminded of the progression, I lock right in. I'm sure this happens to everyone.
It doesn't happen often, but I've missed some stops in a song that I've played a million times & it bewilders me why it happens.
I had a bandmate buddy tell me, "Maybe you're just aging out & your brain isn't as sharp as it needs to be".
He was 99% joking, but that 1% of seriousness got me thinking that maybe there does come a time when we as drummers just don't have what is needed to be a dependable member of a group.
When you start making simple mistakes in songs you once knew solid, then it begins to affect the group as a whole.
I began re-charting the songs that I shouldn't have to because I should know them. But it makes me wonder when will the time come that I'm just playing at home because I don't want to embarrass my bandmates.
Thoughts?
Over the years I've been playing rockabilly & straight rock-n-roll, I've noticed that there are times I forget how a song goes. I just draw a blank and once I'm reminded of the progression, I lock right in. I'm sure this happens to everyone.
It doesn't happen often, but I've missed some stops in a song that I've played a million times & it bewilders me why it happens.
I had a bandmate buddy tell me, "Maybe you're just aging out & your brain isn't as sharp as it needs to be".
He was 99% joking, but that 1% of seriousness got me thinking that maybe there does come a time when we as drummers just don't have what is needed to be a dependable member of a group.
When you start making simple mistakes in songs you once knew solid, then it begins to affect the group as a whole.
I began re-charting the songs that I shouldn't have to because I should know them. But it makes me wonder when will the time come that I'm just playing at home because I don't want to embarrass my bandmates.
Thoughts?