Sometimes the band can't fully hear your fill, so they come in differently. So I've also learned not to really step out too much, because you sacrifice the band when you do that.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Sometimes I don't want to be in the confines of what a band seems to provide.
I just try to approach and serve the music in the way that I think is right for the band I'm in at the time.
I think it's always a mistake when you start connecting a band to a personality. You begin to limit what you're able to do.
When you get in a band, you never consider the day it'll all just stop.
What I learned then was there is a certain power in a three piece band. The more people you put on that stage, the more diluted it becomes.
The best practice you can get is on the bandstand, but in between gigs I feel I have to stay in shape.
When you're in a band that's so big when you're young, you kind of lose your identity a little bit. You just become part of the band. I just needed to get away from it.
Keeping a consistent band going is a bit like getting the Aston Martin out the garage - you have to run it every now and then!
I'm not a huge practicer, which is probably not a good thing because my band definitely needs to practice.
So, I just kind of played the way I played and then eventually we kind of figured out what worked best for the band. So, I definitely changed my stuff up and I think we're playing really tight now.