Why I Almost Quit Music (100% Honest Q&A)
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2024
- I talk about some of the obstacles I've experienced in my music career, and answer a lot of your other questions! Remember to TAP like and subscribe if you enjoyed this video!
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Any more questions?
You're great, love your style and sound. And your tapping book link is broken
What gear do you use to get such awesome bass tone.
No, but I did want to say thank you as always for working so hard to keep putting out interesting material.
What is your program do you use to record your bass? What's your Audio Interface? And do you use pedals?
@@juliusbawa2260 thanks, should be fixed now!
My parents wanted me to take bass lessons. They thought that it would keep me out of treble.
This joke slaps.
28 Dads agree
Was just scatting some sublime and this comment threw me off my groove 😆 well done
I went for trombone instead of bass. Too many strings attached.
*bass equivalent of ba-dum-tss
Davie pulling you off fiver was huge for the internet.
I knew I'd seen him somewhere lol!
I am sure all of us are grateful to see that you never gave up man. You are an inspiration to us all!
Thank you!
@@CharlesBerthoud My pleasure man!
I second this.
Don't know how many likes your comment will end up with, but I am the 69th.
Yes. Encouraging to know you had challenges too.
I, for one, would love if you had a second channel dedicated to "frill-free" original songs. Something more for pure creativity and less for the UA-cam algorithm.
That would be awesome actually
YES
Yes, my thoughts exactly!
As someone who's followed since before davie found this channel, I'm happy of the success you've found and just want you to know I'll always watch the original stuff! It's why I subbed all those years ago
Thanks for being a long time fan 😊
Charles, you may not see it, but there are thousands of us giving you a standing ovation every time we see you play.
I challenge you... in mario kart! Seriously next time you’re in London, come over - I still have an old N64😂
And the war has begun
I'd beat you both but sure, that'd be entertaining!
I challenge you in smash bros. 😆
Let's go, I want Yoshi though
@ZanderZon That is for real what we need.
I wish you guys have a lot of fun! ^_^
Im glad I saw u on Davie's channel! U are an amazing bassist and a wonderful person
I love your big collabs videos with your followers, I have never send anything but I enjoy them a lot
The issue with youtube is that it creates this artificial need to top yourself at every video which sucks for so many great youtubers out there. I love your content man, whatever you come up with
What he said ^
Im not sure that's a problem at all.
Test. why can't I comment...
EDIT: Nevermind. I can now
Okay, so, I'm deaf but I love music. So I learnt to play guitar. But I didn't sound great and people told me to stop. So I did. But then you uploaded a video on how to master any instrument, and you inspired me to, you know, "fuck haters, just play" kinda thing. And so I started playing again after like 7-8 years of not playing. I have 2 kids now (it's been 7 years and whatnot), and they're so surprised to see that their mother is in fact capable of playing guitar albeit very humbly.
Whenever I play, they seem to love hearing it. I know that I might not sound good to others, and I haven't find any courage to play in front of them. But I can't thank you enough for encouraging me to play again. Although it's just in front of my children, I'm happy to see that my audience loves to listen to the music I played
Thank you, Charles. Thank you so much
❤️❤️❤️
@PenileAugmentation you can certainly judge the rhythm and feel the bass which helps get a good idea of the songs overall melody
This is exactly how Beethoven started!
Helen Keller used to sing while placing her hand on top of a piano. Music is in the soul!
I hope you keep playing and keep getting better. It's inspiring to hear about people who have overcome their own struggles and persevered in the face of what seems like impossible odds.
Collab with Nathan. You two are the most skilled bassists on YT. He's humble and incredibly skilled
Definitely agree. Would add Amuyu to the list as well. They're all so amazingly good I don't even understand how.
Nathan who? What channel?
@@Seethi_C Nathan Navaro
Mono Neon!
Glad to know you’re multi-instrumental. Started with piano myself in grade school. Shifted to drums, then just played the radio. Bass was my mid-life crisis, and has become a part of me.
The more instruments, the better. There’s such a broad variety of options. Play the piano sometime for us!
Piano is a great instrument to start on 👌🏻
Do you know the best thing about you? It's not your epic bass playing. It's your personality and character. Please continue to be such a great person. Thats all that matters in this world.
"In the end, my love for music…has always been stronger than my fear of failure." Charles, I'm going to steal this when mentoring my music majors. Thank you, so much!
You should definitely do another Q&A, this one was very heartfelt
Agreed бро, agreed...
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I need to see your band with James Hetfield and Marcus Miller 😍😂
And big yess for the collab with Nathan 🤩🔥
🤣 it would be so strange but amazing
@@CharlesBerthoud There is a good video idea: « If Marcus Miller was Metallica’s bassist » 😂
Pleaaassee
Marcus : slaps
Charles : taps
James : *YEAAYEAAAAAH*
Lol you gotta have Cliff in there too😂😂😂... I feel like cliff, Victor, Marcus and Charles would be like such an explosion of Bass Creativity... Metallica would become the Basst Band Ever
Battle with Nathan. No holds barred.
Always doing a great job! 🎶
Hugs 🤗 Nice answers 👍🏻
You have way too few subscribers for you level of talent. I just gave you a new subscriber!
@@whosaidthat84 thanks!
It’s really nice knowing more about you and feeling like you’re not just another guy I subscribed to because you’re an amazing bass player. Hearing your struggles and making your way through is refreshing and motivating
It’s cool seeing how your playing changed over the years. Your early clip reminded me a lot of how cliff looked when he played. And yes to a collab with Nathan!
Yes,collab with Nathan. & yes, another collab/rematch with Ichika & Davie,also Zander. Didn't know you've been playing piano 1st before bass. Would like to see you play piano one day.
Legendary answer! I'm so glad you're flourishing - you come across humble and down to earth so you really do deserve the best
Your videos are a joy to watch, your dedication to your craft is admirable, and you’ve inspired many musicians with your output, myself included. Thanks for making them.
Yes to the collab with Nathan!
It’s pretty cool to see this side of Charles. I meet a handful of musicians a month and your name is known to quite a few I run into. For the musicians I meet that aren’t familiar, I describe you as “the whitest bassist ever” that gets a giggle then jaws drop when they hear you play. They become instantly amazed
We appreciate your work and everything you’ve been doing this last year; keep up the great work and we will keep sending them likes 👍🏻
I'm very grateful that you find time to make your signature music as well with UA-cam, so I'm sure you've grown a lot. Especially since you've shown us how versatile and talented you are as a musician, and not just a bassist.
saw Wooten at pearl st nightclub, when he started playing everyone was confused until we all started to notice he was playing wireless from the back of the crowd talking to someone at the bar. He even danced with us hahah. . was like 99 or 2000. You're and inspiration and I love your videos, Godspeed man!
A collab with John Petrucci would be awesome. Can you imagine that?!! Huge Dream Theater fan here :)
I'm still waiting for Metropolis part IV.
@@afonsodeportugal what's part 3?
@@jansojele289 Watch his video "When Music Theory Goes Too Far"! ;)
You are such a nice dude Charles. So glad your channel caught on. You deserve it.
Hey man, congrats on your ongoing success! You deserve every bit of good stuff happening to you. Keep it up! You're a great musician
Be safe
Thank you for not giving up
Thank yourself for not giving up
Thank you for not being the only one who went from piano to bass
I'm sure everyone is grateful Davie discovered you, that was one of the most epic moment in yt bass world.
Thank you for that video. It was great to hear the personal side of you. Keep the vids coming.
hey man, i just became an official fan but i have been following you for a while, I am a bassist from colombia. i am glad for your knowledge an the friendly an funny way of your videos, keep going like that!!
I love your videos so much!!
Thanks!
It's insane knowing how a player at the level Charles is at is human too like the rest of us. Love the humbleness man!
Always inspirational and a joy! Thanks, Charles!!
So glad you posted this. Keep it up :)
This is crazy. Just feels like yesterday I saw you in the first video Davie featured you in. I subbed when you were at like 10k subs and now you're over half way to a million. So surreal
You should definitely collab with Nathan Navarro. He is an awesome bassist.
Very inspiring!✨
Well done Charles.❤️
You are such a talented and hardworking musician, and beside that you seem like a chill dude. I am happy you are getting success. You are indeed one of the best musicians I know.. perhaps even the best.
Man I knew you before your fame thru Davie! I discovered you when you played that hallelujah song with your piccolo bass and was absolutely blown away by your performance. I was happy when your fame picked up speed thru Davie. "Hey, no way, that's Charles! Awesome!"
This was a really cool Qna! :D
You are such a nice person. I enjoy watching your videos. It gives me peace and inspires me for my own playing. Please go on and all the best for you and your family.
Charles, you are incredible. thank you so much ! Best energy for you always.
Yes, Collab with Nathan again. That would be freakin cool hahaha
I’m never this early but I wanted to say you’re the best
You deserve every bit of it! Just keep your feet on the ground man! :) God bless you!
Very nice video. I really enjoyed the very soothing music in the background. Thanks!
The day we can attend music concerts again; Could you please gather the nearby bassists/musicians you've been collaborating with AND BOOK A CONCERT VENUE SO WE CAN PAY TICKETS AND WATCH YOU LIVE!!?!
I would pay alot to see you guys
I really like most of you’re content. But my favourite videos are when you do little skits. I find them to be really funny and entertaining. 👍🤘🤘🤘🤘👍
You just went from awesome to legendary with this, Thank you for sharing!
Hey Charles, it’s probably worth letting people know on this channel when you release new songs on Spotify
I had no idea you had more up there till I decided to listen to some of your older stuff today, they’re all great!
I did quit music. When I came out trans, my band kicked me out right before recording our first metal album. I played bass. Never recovered.
That's really sad... I hope you do well from now on
It ain't such a bad thing to be kicked out by a band of assholes. Music is far wider than that.
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That really is the pits. Perhaps you can start your own band? Don’t let a bunch of haters ruin your fun! Playing music is one of the most important things in life! Don’t let fools rob you of it. There’s an old saying, “living well is the best revenge”, I think this applies here too...
Hopefully you will recover and give music another go. Also, forget these assholes, they aren't the right people to be around.
Davie: bald..
Charles:Aight he is no threat, Nathan navaro is.....
Nathan:ah god here it comes
Thanks for the Q&A, you comment a few videos ago about playing scales was dead on for me, helped to stretch out that fretting hand and learning the fingerboard. Keep the videos coming and thanks!
Man, you are the best one. I'm a drummer, but I decided to start to play bass because of you. Your musicality mingling perfectly with the technique makes you the Petrucci of bass (the velocity does not kill the musicality). I really admire you, thank you.
First!!! Give me cookie
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I can give you a heart
had no cookies but I did have some crackers..... here you go ..... 🍪🍪🍪 🍪🍪🍪 🍪🍪🍪 🍪🍪🍪
I enjoy your videos a lot! Thank you and keep on going pleased!
Great video. I love your content and you're one of my inspirations for playing bass
keep going with your craft and thank you for everything you've done
Thanks for sharing your talent with us, and thanks for not quitting. Came for your bass battle with Davie, stayed because of your musical expressiveness and sense of humor. I love the one-on-one battles and collabs you have done with other musicians, but I really want to see more of the BASS ARMY! The giant collabs you arrange with your viewers are my favorite thing.
When I saw Charles on Davies channel, I thought to myself “This man has a gift.” I had to find his channel. I am elated that his channel has grown so much and look forward to all his videos. Keep up the great work Charlie B!
Great stuff Charles!
Charles I am nowhere near the skill-set you have and I've been playing bass but I still love it thank you for all your wonderful wonderful videos and shows
Great to know more about you the person. Totally agree about they click bait part. Here for your amazing playing!
I had to put my guitars away a few years ago. I stopped listening to music even; I just got angry and toxic. I started playing guitar when I was six because of the way I felt, well, that and the Beatles. I probably went three years without playing or listening to music. Then one ugly night as I was driving my eighteen wheeler through the mountains on my island home, Beethoven happened. Dusted off my telly and held all the 6L6's from my 67 Super Reverb and felt magic again. The glass slide that once was my voice had sat on the windowsill like grandmas kitchen window crystals. So long it sat there no one knew what it was for. It still fits like a wedding ring.Personal resistance, worries of opinions from family.Hazaa! Life is a musical and we are to sing and dance as long as the music plays. Trust me when I tell you, the universe does not work properly unless we are chasing our bliss. Good on you man. As you can see, you have the respect of many and your opinions create action in others. Thunder on brother.
Hi. You are an example for everyone. Thank you for your time and honesty.
Hey Charles you’re amazing!
Really happy and proud to see you come so far and going strong. And yeah do a collab with Nate Navarro 🙏
Love the passion for bass and the honest Q & A
Great work!! Nice questions and answers
Just found your channel and I'm really enjoying it. This Q&A was a great way to learn a bit about your background and your approach to music.
There are maybe 2-3 UA-cam channels I sub to, that upon hitting the play button, I automatically tap like before I even watch the video just because i already know I’m going to like it. I don’t even play bass, I did take piano and violin but tenor sax is my main instrument.
Your music, your story and positivity is a great inspiration to people never doubt it! Thank you.
You are so genuine!
You are awesome, one of my biggest inspirations to play the bass, makes me really want to improve my skills
Yeah, i really like the videos of you just playing music. Hope you get to do more of those.
I am one of the ones who is very, very happy to see straight up music with no frills. Thanks for doing what you do.
A really nice video, I hope the hard work is paying off. You deserve it.
Charles, you inspire and lead people. I would really like to have a friend like you in my life.
Cheers man. I'm so glad you decided to not put the bass down. You are absolutely amazing.
We saw it with the previous battle, Charles and Nathan you are a great team ; with the next collab I can already imagine that crazy blend of soft tapping ballads, crazy grooves, kick ass slap, sweeping, weird time signatures, feelings and more ; it will be the new age of progressive alternative technical jazz metal...
🤟🏻🙏🎶
Id love to see more original work from you! When ever I'm watching you play I'm just smiling with amazement
Love u, Charles. The best bassist on yt, I think.
Hi Charles. I am an amateur G Clarinet player and your style of playing and advices on music is very precious. Thanks for all.
Charles: "Your English is better than my any other language" - now that is exactly the humble, respectful and open-minded attitude that I would love to see in many YT comment sections, instead of the arrogant "Learn English before commenting" type of hate. Thumbs up!
This is a really great video Charles, one of your best, even without the bass playing! It is great to hear from musicians and about how their lives/career's changed and moved. Your discussion at @1:55 about playing gigs to no one, not getting paid and doubting your career choice resonates with me so much as I have gone the other way.
My music ambitions were high, I practised for similar hours to you, went to two music colleges, became very, very good, tried hard getting into session playing and tuition; struggled with getting my name out there despite playing with some good people, then struggled with money, and the need to survive took over, and I stopped playing for nearly 10 years!
This was all before UA-cam was a thing, before smartphones and just at the birth of things like iTunes. At the end of the day, I had no choice but to follow the "9 to 5" job route, which led to a family, a house etc. Bass playing all but stopped. I do not regret that direction, but I am very happy to have refound my passion for playing. I am still a long way short of where I used to be, but I am enjoying my music, making bass content videos (although no one watches them 🤣) and playing my bass!
People like you, Karl Clews, Kinga Glyk etc. inspired me to start my channel and share my music, not interested in making money on it; I just want to share my passion! Great video; keep it up, Charles!
Love your style. I want to see you battle anyone who is good. Metal sharpens metal.
You're a boss !! So happy you didn't quit!!
Your subscribers need to tap that bell, baby. I tapped the bell and I get all your stuff, good, bad or indifferent. I don't even play the bass but enjoy your videos.
4:22 - I appreciate you including this.
love you Charles. you are an Inspiration to many! 🔥🔥🔥
Nice video, please do more answers and questions like this
You are very straight forward in your communication, and I think we all appreciate that.
Obstacles are there for us all. I had a band teacher tell me when I was 11 that I had the aptitude and ability to continue on to professional musician, but my parents didn't support it, and despite success in a larger band later it was the band teacher himself that got in my way. He wouldn't meet me 1/2 way at all (when I wanted to give up 1st chair in one instrument to learn another one), was a real jerk in general, and I didn't have the $ to go with a private instructor. So in spite and frustration, I walked away. Teachers do indeed have huge impact on us in our youth, and sometimes it is a negative impact. Do what is right for the student and their future - not the teacher's immediate wishes.
Same goes for these "hate comment" posters - do something more productive already, instead of being intimidated by someone else's success. Measure only your own progress.
I'm trying to learn bass now and guys like you inspire me to do it - even though I'm a lot older now. I've always wanted to learn bass or guitar, and saxophone, so I'm doing it now as a complete beginner (but with some musical know-how) - and encouraging my wife to pick up guitar as well for a shared experience. AND I'm considering a career change to teacher (not music teacher though), so maybe I can help some kids out by not treating them the way school treated me.
Music is good for us all, and learning to play anything helps our brains. I hope everyone tries it, and thank you for inspiring us to do it. I will never reach your level of play, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy the journey.
Charles. YOU are the best! ❤️
You are Awesome! keep going, not only for your bass skills, you are a very Awesome person.