I totally subscribe to what Miles said. He said “you have to listen to the music before you play and then decide what you can do to make the music as good as possible.” One of the choices is not to play at all. Everything I do is governed by that Miles Davis viewpoint.
I saw him play once and he just stood there and didn’t play for about half an hour. Ever since I saw that I’ve always felt that I had the option to not play at all. And sometimes the music’s better when I don’t, an option that a lot of other musicians should think of taking more often. - Jack Grassel
That's good. And it's better as the band size increases.
ReplyDeleteI play in church. That's piano, electronic keyboards, sometimes organ, drums, bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar (me), worship leader, 1-4 backup singers and a full choir. I back off a lot, so when I come in, it's worth more.
yeah absolutely and sitting out kinda lets you chill out and enjoy the atmosphere and the music too! - Ed
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