eland's Top 10 Rules For The Musician Life

1. “You have to care about the music. I see guys all the time, they don’t listen to playbacks, the minute a track is done they’re on their cellphones and doing other things.”
2. ”It’s easy to throw a part down, but to make a part that takes that song and adds whatever your job is supposed to be to it [is special].”
3. ”I’d rather play a great track with a mistake than a lame track that’s antiseptic and perfect.”
4. ”I get a buzz every time the phone rings and I get a work call. A new adventure awaits. I am still busy, so I cannot complain.”
5. ”I don’t care about what I’ve done in the past; the only thing I’m looking forward to is the next gig.”
6. “I’ve always been a song guy, and I like to figure out where things work best.”
7. ”I’m not one of these guys who talks about the good old days. I just look at each day as the first day of my career and I keep moving.”
8. ”I’ve listened to a lot of different types of music and have crafted a style that allows me to play most everything.”
9. ”It’s like going in with a blank canvas everyday, and everyday you have to leave with a masterpiece.”
10. ”There’s a big difference between aging and growing up. So I think I’ve aged a lot but I haven’t grown up at all.”