well, from my youngest days in middle school band, I was always told that things had to be perfect. That is why you did band (or football, or Boy Scouts etc)...because it was an activity that had requirements, and one of those was to play perfect. I was taught that it was disrespectful to the other participants to not do your part. It was a waste of their time.
My first studio experience was my sophomore year in HS, and it changed my life. It was awesome...and scary, and frustrating etc. Luckily, the engineer was our drummers (I played bass in that band), teacher. He taught us a TON about the studio experience. That fall, we started being a guinea pig band at The Recording Workshop in Chillicothe Ohio. That also exposed us to tons of experience. I wanted to be the guys who were always nailing it on the first take. There is a certain kind of "energy" that that pressure gives me.
this...is quite possibly the best thing I have ever seen. This completely defines one of my big view points on life. I am stealing this as a quote for ther band room. Royalties will be sent....