Re: Quarter life crisis, anyone?
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 1:56 pm
26 and in crisis mode. Oh hell no. I was doing what Matt mentioned. I had a job that paid the bills. It was enough to get by. I practiced drums about 3 to 4 hours a day after my 8 hour shift. 7 days a week for about 4 years. That's all I cared about when I was 26. I went out once in a while to the Spud or Catalina's to see world class cats. When I was low on funds would hang outside of Catalina's and watch through a tiny circle in the stained glass and could see the stage. Could hear good enough also. Saw lots of Wek, Stewart, Elvin, Corea. All the cats. I biked all over Hollywood. Didn't use my car. Didn't watch TV. Didn't care about sports. Listened to a shit load of Vinnie boot legs. Lots of jazz and fusion listening. Was homeless from time to time. It was tuff but got through the lows. I did the GC thing also. Didn't last long. The tuff times were fun looking back at it. Great life learning phase. Also got my chops together at that age. In your twenties you need to hone in on the skill/craft you want to do with the rest of your life. In your 30's you refine them. 40's and beyond you have either made it or crashed and burned and pursued another way to make gobs of cash. Dude hey 26 is by no means a time to be in crisis mode. At least you are aware time is ticking away and the time is now. You need to get in 10,000 hours of practice and making music to get really good. Kobe Bryant is really talented and he puts in crazy amounts of practice time. Imagine all the practice Wek and Vinnie put in. They are obsessed with their craft. If your not crazy obsessed look else where for a line of work.