For a long time i have wanted to be in a band...
The Fans, the songs, the gigs... the thrill of being able to perform for people and for them to repect you back... Heaven.
But what irks me is the sheer logistics of this dream. First i would have to learn an instrument, my choice at the moment is Bass, my fingers are a bit too big for guitar and i cant work out how i could learn drums without being murdered in a bloody household massacre.
So i go buy a bass... starter kit is 600 bucks... not too bad... looks reasonable, comes with an amp and bag and training stuffs, sweet... the one next to it is 4 grand... its shiny, its new...its magnificent. Suddenly my training bass looks like it will get me nowhere... how am i meant to achieve stardom with cheapness?
Ok so now i'm broke, but i've got an awesome axe! Ok... sit down and learn... get the first notes out... sounds good... hmmm... how long do i need to train for? Most big name artists start playing at around the age of 12-16... seeing as most of them reach their peak at the age i am now it will take me till the age of almost 40 to be any good.... 40.... i will have a wife and kids at 40... i will have a career and no time for music... let alone the fact that rock might no be so popular in 12 years time... i will be out of date...
Noone will want to hire a 40 year old newcomer... i'll be playing RSL cover shows, watching old retirees dance along to powderfinger... the young people laughing in disgust as they listen to their nu-techno...
Back in the present i think again about going to the store, buying a guitar and joining a band... it still seems kinda cool... in theory.
Who wants to be in my band?
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