annieglenn.

You will never do much wrong, if no matter how good a player you eventually become, that you always look at it as "going into a group of musicians better than me" and that you don't let anything you may read here, or that other's might say, put you off.

Dan.

Thanks for that, have you any more you can list? It was fun and painful reading at the same time, but it may serve a good purpose if we recognise ourselves in the list. I think I came up guilty, more than once.

Observing this behaviour does have it's funny side though, maybe humour is the best way to deal with it? Humour and patience?

It is, as you say a wonder that we make music together at all, but I'm glad we do still make the effort. It is not the same in sessions as in life, it only takes a very small minority to mess everything up for everyone?

I had these words of advice given to me once: "Never play a good tune too fast, as it will be over too soon".

This song was written as a reminder to myself, after a bad night at a bad place. Playing to mainly other performers and their supporters.

Without the song, there's no show.

I saw no storm clouds appear
Is that the sound of thunder I hear?
Or the sound of warm applause?
No, it's just the roars
Of clashing egos and crashing bores

You know you're the best
So why not listen to the rest?
Don't sharpen your claws
Don't join the roars
Of clashing egos and crashing bores

Small fishes, small ponds
They wait for you to go on
They even call out for more
Then join the roars
Of clashing egos and crashing bores

The singers come and go
But without the song, there's no show
How can you sell, what's not yours?
Don't join the roars
Of clashing egos and crashing bores

The bottle may be shattered
But it's the message that matters
So if it washes on your shore
Don't join the roars
Of clashing egos and crashing bores

Roger Gall 1997