You have to react to what's around you in the moment, whatever the music is. Just think of it as some place you have to enter and you need to find the key.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When you put on music, just feel it; it's a different sense. I walk around with music in, and it can just change my world in seconds.
For me, it's always this constant battle and search when I'm out on stage as to where and when do I really open myself up to the people that are there. How do I let myself feel present in the space, and how do I allow myself to get into the music and interact with the band members.
Music's something you feel. You have to feel it first before you hear it.
If you listen to a lot of music, it gradually seeps into your consciousness or your unconsciousness and comes out in your music.
Some of us get a feeling when we hear music and we feel music, and you want to figure out how to continue to feel that.
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've found that when I'm having trouble solidifying a character or a scene, that music will often free my subconscious just that last little bit to allow me to move forward, and often it's in a direction that I didn't expect, but is 100 percent true to the character.
Be honest with yourself and the way you act when you hear music. That way, when people watch, they'll see something from your heart and soul, and as a result will communicate your feeling and thought much better.
When you get in the pocket, there is a place where the music begins to play itself. When you can find that spot, it's the best feeling in the world.
Music is supposed to be an escape. It's supposed to be somewhere you go, where you can be yourself, or be whatever you want to be.