This thread makes me so happy. This is why this school exists. There are a ton of places where you can go to be abused by “better” guitarists.
I feel your pain, Jak. EVERY SINGLE TIME I pick up a guitar in public, I am compared to my son. We have completely different styles and philosophies when it comes to playing. Yet I get comments everyday from people – “how come you can’t shred like Syn?” Well – because I spent my life doing something different. I am truly blown away by what he does, but it was never my thing. Never will be. And conversely, he wouldn’t have been happy doing what I do and playing on other people’s music.
And though we have both made our entire livings playing guitar, there are plenty of people who hate us both. lol. Those people are not part of my reality. They will never support what I do so I don’t think about them. They are black holes who will steal your joy, suck the marrow out of your soul and then move on to the next victim. I care about the people who support what I do. Whether it’s someone who has hired me for a session, someone who has bought one of my CDs, or someone here who I have helped. These are the people I care about. The people I think about. The people I invest myself in.
You have received a ton of good advice already from these wonderful people, but here’s my 2 cents:
There are a couple of ways to handle what you’re going through. You can let it eat away at you and become paralyzed and scared to play – or – like Syn said, you can use it to your benefit. Why worry about someone who will never support you – no matter what you do? A7X doesn’t make music for people who hate them and don’t buy tickets. They make music for themselves and the people who love them.
I always go back to what Matt said in an early interview about A7X. He said – it seems like for every person that loves us, another hates us. So my goal in life is to make 10 million people hate us. Mission accomplished, (and then some).
You have something very special. Your abilities to learn, share, and encourage others are next level. We didn’t pick you out at random. We NOTICED what you were doing. You “stuck out”. Keep doing exactly what you are doing. Make music for you. Be as great as you can be. Keep helping others who need encouragement. All the things you want will fall into place.
As I have said many times – we are all on the same road here. Some of us are just further down that road. As a player, you might not be as far along as you want to be – but as a human being you are further along than most people get in a lifetime.
Chin up!
Don’t you dare let them rob you of your beautiful spirit!
I BELIEVE IN YOU!!!
PG
I feel your pain, Jak. EVERY SINGLE TIME I pick up a guitar in public, I am compared to my son. We have completely different styles and philosophies when it comes to playing. Yet I get comments everyday from people – “how come you can’t shred like Syn?” Well – because I spent my life doing something different. I am truly blown away by what he does, but it was never my thing. Never will be. And conversely, he wouldn’t have been happy doing what I do and playing on other people’s music.
And though we have both made our entire livings playing guitar, there are plenty of people who hate us both. lol. Those people are not part of my reality. They will never support what I do so I don’t think about them. They are black holes who will steal your joy, suck the marrow out of your soul and then move on to the next victim. I care about the people who support what I do. Whether it’s someone who has hired me for a session, someone who has bought one of my CDs, or someone here who I have helped. These are the people I care about. The people I think about. The people I invest myself in.
You have received a ton of good advice already from these wonderful people, but here’s my 2 cents:
There are a couple of ways to handle what you’re going through. You can let it eat away at you and become paralyzed and scared to play – or – like Syn said, you can use it to your benefit. Why worry about someone who will never support you – no matter what you do? A7X doesn’t make music for people who hate them and don’t buy tickets. They make music for themselves and the people who love them.
I always go back to what Matt said in an early interview about A7X. He said – it seems like for every person that loves us, another hates us. So my goal in life is to make 10 million people hate us. Mission accomplished, (and then some).
You have something very special. Your abilities to learn, share, and encourage others are next level. We didn’t pick you out at random. We NOTICED what you were doing. You “stuck out”. Keep doing exactly what you are doing. Make music for you. Be as great as you can be. Keep helping others who need encouragement. All the things you want will fall into place.
As I have said many times – we are all on the same road here. Some of us are just further down that road. As a player, you might not be as far along as you want to be – but as a human being you are further along than most people get in a lifetime.
Chin up!
Don’t you dare let them rob you of your beautiful spirit!
I BELIEVE IN YOU!!!
PG