Are you taking responsibility for your content?
I was on the road a few days ago when I got a text message from a close friend who to plays in a huge modern day rock band, asking me who I thought had got the high profile gig he’d just recommended two fellow …
Play better, feel better, do better
How do you play better, feel better, do better, and find time to do all that in just one cycle of being awake each day? Well anyone who knows me or follows on twitter or facebook will no doubt have seen a fairly regular pattern …
Are you thinking about tomorrow?
Are you thinking about tomorrow? or are you thinking about something a little further off than that? maybe something off in the future that fuels you to work hard on what it is you love, and forget tomorrow might even exist. It’s something I’ve been …
Every day like it’s the last
There are few things, few people, and few moments in life that come close to those you hold at the top of your list. I can think of a few in my life. Meeting my wife, moving to America, and playing with Pat Metheny would …
If you want chops you must exercise, if you want to play music you must practice
If you want chops you must exercise, if you want to play music you must practice. That was the phrase, spoken by my musical friend and hero Jojo Mayer, that really stuck with me today. He was speaking about how extensive exercising grows your muscles, …
How not to fall apart
I’m really not that old, and have had very few medical issues in my life. But never the less the older I get the more I’m looking for how not to fall apart. I think there are just more things we have to do to …
Melody where you least expect it
So when I’m eating dinner, especially when I’m far from home, hearing melody is not always the first thing on my mind. But then again, if I listen to half the things I have to say or write about melody, then it should come as …
Will you keep getting up?
Will you keep getting up after each fall? And more importantly do you have the confidence to risk taking the fall in the first place? This week has been filled with falls for me. Nothing tragic, nothing shocking, nothing life threatening, but falls none the …
Don’t yell at your fans
I have to be careful not to put too many CAPITAL letters in this post as I may be momentarily accused of yelling at my fans, but that’s really not the kind of yelling I’m talking about. When I say “don’t yell at your fans”, …
When the time is right
“when the time is right” is the answer to a question I’ve been asking myself for many years. I’ve always wanted to understand certain things about music a little better, and have often asked myself when that might happen. I’ve always been a believer of …
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