We need improvement in the style of performance. There is no more advantage in a musician who plays and conducts than in one who is only a beater of rhythm.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
By giving the public a rich and full melody, distinctly arranged and well played, all the time creating new tone colors and patterns, I feel we have a better chance of being successful. I want a kick to my band, but I don't want the rhythm to hog the spotlight.
Music is a performance and needs the audience.
It's interesting. I've known quite a few good athletes that can't begin to play a beat on the drum set. Most team sport is about the smooth fluidity of hand-eye coordination and physical grace, where drumming is much more about splitting all those things up.
Drumming's pretty physical. We sit at the back of the stage getting beat up like a workhorse.
I don't feel like that many musicians are competitive with each other.
I really consider myself more of a rhythm guitarist than a soloist.
In order to do a musical now, a style must be developed that works for today's audience.
Our idea is simply to play the songs and to emphasize our musicianship.
If we perform the romantic repertoire we need more musicians.
Music is about the performance.