Originally posted on Facebook HERE
At it early today. The last couple weeks have been a bit more music oriented than usual with the NAMM Show last week and all. The Fusion Project hasn’t really begun work on the next recording at all yet, so I don’t have a lot going on musically myself right at this time. By now, most of you probably know I have a ridiculous bass guitar collection though. I do get to play them now and then here at home. I buy and sell a lot. My YouTube Page is full of reviews — mainly gear I sold, though. Yesterday I had to work on some material for a get together planned for today with a local band (not ready to make any announcements there just yet), and I just really realized how much passion I still have for listening to and playing music. I love it. When you hit that sweet spot, and the groove is right on, and it’s a song you love?… oh, man — there’s nothing else that can capture that moment. Whether I’m playing or not. Just listening — I’ve been taken away by music a lot the past couple weeks. There’s nothing like it. I realized as I walked through the NAMM show there are many, many players way more technically proficient than I am. But it also made me realize there are things I bring to the table that nobody else can, as well. You can be a technically proficient player, and sound great while soloing — but can you be happy just droning on one note? Or will you diddle? And can you give your heart and soul to every single note or will you get bored? Can you look at the framework of the music you’re playing and work within it? Can you find the groove? This is, to me anyway — what I think is the strongest part of my ability. To find the groove. To work with the drummer and set a pocket so tight the rest of the band doesn’t even realize it, they just expect it to always be awesome. And — as always, I see things like this as how they relate to life in general. We certainly have found our groove at my office as well. We have certain things I think we do as well as anyone in the country. We know our strengths, and we focus on them. Looking back on my life, there were a lot of times I had a hard time finding the groove. Where I was wandering and searching for it, but it eluded me. And there are a lot of grooves in life, too. Family, business, health, finance… and music. During the times I couldn’t find the groove in my life, music was always there. I can listen to songs that will take me right back to periods where my life was a mess. I instantly revisit all those emotions. Music is incredible. Life is an amazing and wonderful opportunity. Why not slap some headphones on today and play some music that will take you away — just for a while… it’s a gift that’s always available to you. Get in the groove. It’s a great place to be.
