For the last 2+ years I’ve played 8 musicals. In this four-part series, I share what I learned about what it takes to get and play musical pit gigs as a guitarist. Here are the major requirements you should meet, if you’re going to pursue musical gigs:
Like everybody else, I’ve been reflecting on the loss of Eddie Van Halen. Wasn’t a huge fan but virtually every rock guitarist from 1978 on was influenced by him. Much has been said about his innovations and impact on the art of rock guitar. So I’m going to dig …
It really should be simple, how a person engages in an activity that s/he loves. But my journey has been so twisted, for seemingly insignificant reasons, that I kind of feel embarrassed and comical. Along the way I took in messages like “it’s not OK to do things I enjoy” …
I need to give up on struggling. Struggling is a habit, an approach, a life philosophy. It’s the state of making tremendous, strenuous efforts that don’t return as much as you put in. Working too hard. Being over-fixated on the anguish and frustration. A point of view that some things …
It’s still scary and awkward. You’d think that since I post on YouTube, I must know what I’m doing, right? Naaah. Just about every time I post, I look at myself and go “ugh. Really? Is this any good?” Not because I don’t believe in what I’m saying. Where I …