A 4 Minute Plea To Drummers
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_______________ A 4 Minute Plea To Drummers -- Don't stop. Don't quit. Don't give up. Fall 7 times, get up 8. Ignore everyone. Forget the haters. Focus on you. Never give in to pressure. We need your voice. Work smarter. Practice better. Focus more. Work hard. Set goals. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop.
And if you ever need motivation, an ear to hear your frustrations, someone to celebrate your wins, a place to vent about your failures, or a kick in the butt...just let me know. That's what I'm here for.
Leave a comment below and let me know your thoughts!
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Don't stop. Don't quit. Don't give up. Fall 7 times, get up 8. Ignore everyone. Forget the haters. Focus on you. Never give in to pressure. We need your voice. Work smarter. Practice better. Focus more. Work hard. Set goals. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop. Don't stop.
And if you ever need motivation, an ear to hear your frustrations, someone to celebrate your wins, a place to vent about your failures, or a kick in the butt...just let me know. That's what I'm here for.
Stephen Taylor Dude, I gravitate towards your teaching/insight style. My whole life, I've had these sounds in my head, always tapping on the desk at school, getting detention etc lol. The disconnect has always been...my limbs can't produce the sounds.
I took lessons at 8 yrs old for about 3 months, nothing since...fell off, for years. I retrieved my white 1992 Tama Rockstar DX, 25 yr old set from my parents house when the house was sold...I dusted it off.
I need to face the 'sound in my head'...I'm at it again finally! Any words would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance sir!
Thank you. Some days i feel i can play anything while other days i can barely stay on time with a 4-4 beat. I started drumming only a couple months ago so i know i have an extremely long way to go. But vids like this make the jorney that much easier.
Stephen Taylor I just love you man. Thanks a lot for your videos. I started learning drums at the age of 32. Now it's been 4 years almost. I am not even close to where I was imagining about my playing and everytime I say oh no I can't make it you are coming with another motivational video. I appreciate it. Much love and peace from Turkey :)
Dude, I'm gonna nick name you Yoda! You go deep into the meaning of whatever you're teaching! Lol I'm the same way, but I over think things.
You know thanks a lot for this. Just happened upon it but this is exactly what i've been feeling recently, no desire to practice because i feel like i havent been getting better even though im sure i am. Time to get back into the saddle and kick some ass.
For me, a really competitive person (I am working on changing this about myself), it's always been the "Oh there's an 8 year old kid playing way better than what I might ever be able to, why should I even bother?" Seeing all these kis reaching places at an age way younger can be a little desmotivating, specially for highly competitive people like me, but I am working on it, and of course I am working on becoming a better drummer every single day. Thanks a lot for the words Stephen, I appreciate them and they exactly what I needed to hear. Cheers.
Even if your not gigging realize how great drumming is for your brain and emotions. I look at it like a meditation.
Many of my friends have quit and I just keep doing it day after day. People ask me "how did you get that good"?
My answer, "I just never quit". I just want to be really good at drumming,even if I am never known. Just for the pure love
of it. I have also found rhythm to be very healing as well as grounding.
When I was younger it was for groupies, attention ,ego and a party lifestyle .Now it is for the pure of love of drumming.
Compliments are nice but when I leave the stage I don't need to be told how great or wonderful I am.
All the teachers , videos, sheet music or help we need is all around us to use. Much of it is free.
I still have to be willing to spend countless hours learning a complex rhythm until I own it.
The benefit to all this hard work is, you are developing soul in your musical expression. Your character is developing and
that comes through you as you because you paid the price of not giving up.
When I see or hear an amazing musician I am impressed that they had the true grit to continue to pay the price.
What you put into drumming comes back. Ask yourself ,"why am I doing this?
As we have breakthroughs in drumming our character is molded, which is a blessing in so many ways that might not seem
connected to music.
Nothing will stop me. If I cannot drum because it might be a disturbance to others I will play a pad.If a pad is to loud then I will
air drum. If that is not possible then I will practice in my mind (silently) Clapping,stepping working with rhythm even if I have no drums. The Universe gets the message that "I will do my personal best"
No one ever said it would be easy but I am playing things I could never conceive of playing even a year ago.
Baby steps. I love the beginner mindset. The greats all seem to have it.
So much to say and yet my drums are calling me.
Couldn't agree more
Yup times 10.
Drumming Drummer I feel the same way I’m a metal drummer for over 40 years now 57 years young I push the young bucks into a hole new level of pain and enjoy every second of it ! The world needs to hear your drumming put your self back out there! 🤘🏼
Yes! I'm 74 years old and I've been playing since 1965. I started in rock, moved over to jazz and my motive for drumming has evolved many times over the years. Even though I don't play outside the house nearly enough anymore, I still play in my Man Cave because this is my therapy. My best playing comes sometimes when I sit behind the kit, exhale and just relax without thinking. I hear stuff come from my drums and cymbals that I didn't even know were in there. It's like someone else took over. I'm not talking about any specific thing like a solo or pattern; it's more like a rhythm that my soul is riding.
Don't overthink it. Just enjoy it. If it ain't fun, then you're doing it wrong.
I still try to learn something new every single day. I wish I'd had UA-cam back in the day. So much to learn, so little time.
Thank you. I’m a beginner 59 yr old woman finally have the opportunity to get lessons and bought a drum kit. Was loving it until this week on 32nd notes. I think I get it, then, no. Was thinking what I was always told “ not smart enough to read music”. Your words really encouraged me on a rough day of practicing.
Don't quit, you'll beat your dash board table tops and spoons to pieces and 35 years or so later you will get drums again and wonder what if I had kept playing all that time?
Loved how you explained this! Very colorful and down to earth.
lol
I stopped playing when I was 8 years old. I gave up after my first lesson. Now I'm 19 and have been playing for four years. I wish I didn't stop playing. I always wonder how better I would have been if I kept playing from 8 years old to present. That doesn't stop me from wanting to keep improving and playing though :D
I'm almost 66 years old. No I never hit the big time,only small successes. Knew I could play when I was 12, no family support. I'm retired living in a foreign country, I practice 3 to 6 hours a day on a pad and the floor( no room in the house to set up)play once a week at an ex pat jam session, I get food for pay. You know what? So what! I love playing,always did,nothing can stop that!
Gotta do it for the love
I love this because it doesn't only apply to drumming. For me, it applies to college. For others it could be your job, your sports, your livelihood, etc. Deep I know! But very refreshing to hear it out loud :)
We all need to hear this every now and then thanks :)
65 Drums Indeed we do
I actually came back to this video for the emotional support. Last year, I switched to open handed playing to accommodate for arthritis in both shoulders, and, playing jazz, my left hand struggles to even get near the spang-a-lang my my right used to deliver in 280+ bpms. Once again: thank you Stephen!
It's criminal that this video doesn't have more likes.
You, sir, are living proof that there is more to teaching than showing people how to play the drums....Blessings to you!
Grace Geek Thank you my friend
The "dislikers" of this video must have not taken your advice and realized they DID waste their time by quitting. Thanks for the words, brother. As a 40 yr old (married 15 yrs and dad of two), I am on a practice pad in the basement after I got the kids to bed. I may never "make it" and be able to quit my day job, but having confidence on a gig makes all the difference in the world, and certainly makes it all worthwhile. Very much appreciate your vids!
Thanks so much for your encouragement. Just finished practicing and felt absolutely like it was going nowhere. I had just started thinking, maybe this just isn't what I'm supposed to be doing with my life. Afterwards I happened to log onto youtube and this was literally the first video that popped on my screen. And I just want to express my gratitude. Thank you. Definitely what I needed in this very moment. Peace and Blessings.
Glad it hit you at the right time my friend
I started playing when I was 11, played solid until I was 30, did recordings, did shows, then a new career stopped me. I am 51 and just started playing again with my first kit in over 15 years, I still played from year to year but not that much. Besides some stale chops and muscle memory a little sore, it feels fantastic to play again...NEVER QUIT!!
In 15 years I been through every attic, basement, garage and storage unit imaginable just to be able to play. I've lost a space for a year now but I still did not give up, for opportunity has emerged and in a month I'm back behind my kit.
Your absolutely right man!
We all need this message from time to time. My drum teacher was a spiritual teacher more than anything. He always said the biggest obstacle to progress is not acknowledging the small signs of improvement. If you can play a paradiddle five BPM quicker than last week that is success! He also talked about Bill Bruford’s snare sound and how legendary that is. And that Bruford even said it came from what he thought was bad technique. Our weaknesses are just as important as our strengths.
Ben Frank You had a great teacher
Thanks for this video. I've started playing drums relatively late, around the age of 25, before that I was lacking the money (I was a university student) and didn't have any practice space. Now I play in two tribute bands, taking weekly lessions, trying to practice every day. Sometimes it's really hard to improve and it's time and energy consuming to play 3-4 hours on a rehearsal for both bands, but I'm trying to stay motivated. Your video helped me a lot when I was trying to quit, thanks for that.
I've thought to quit many times, even now sometimes.
I've found this video in the right moment...thank you 🙏🙏🙏
You r so right thank goodness I have you keep dreaming and drumming my friend from Freddie Newfoundland Canada
I've been drumming for about 20 years now. And I used to be REALLY good. Idk what happened, but I'm not anymore. And I want to get back to where I was, or even PAST that. But no matter how hard I try, it seems impossible. I just love drums so much. I Wana be able to play the way I hear it in my head. Idk what to do...but this speech was definitely encouraging.
Im sure Neil Peart of Rush at times felt like quitting. Now he went out on top as the best drummer ever
Thx for this words, was exactly what I need it today😁
EgaR_ Seum666 Glad it hit you at the right time my friend
I go through this a lot! It's so hard to progress sometimes. When I get into one of those phases I usually take a break for a week or so and usually when I come back, It's so much more fun. ALSO, what I do to help is write a list of things I can improve on and want to learn and chip away at it.... Bruce Lee said "If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." I never used to know what he meant until I became a musician
Well said....37 yrs playing and I'm still trying hahaha..there are certain things I just can't play...but,it's a journey and an adventure...I tell a lot of my students don't compare yourself with anyone else..it's your journey and your road to success...now do it...
As Eduarda Henklein once said in a brazilian interview "i play drums because i love it, i smile when i play to inspire other kids to learn music. It's big big fun". Quote from an interview with a very motivated and multi talented 6 year old musician/singer/model and childrens motivator.
I agree 150% and your encouragement is really appreciated. Simple, forthright and easy to understand. Don't stop, don't give up.
I'd like to add another thing: just have fun when you're playing. Enjoy each and every moment you sit on your drums. No matter if you're a pro or an amateur*, no matter if you're a begginer or one of those awesome drummers we all know, no matter if you're amazing skilled or if you suck.... just enjoy and have fun when you're playing. And I say this for several reasons.
1st even the greatest stars have sucked at one point (and they probably still sometimes). And remember that we don't usually see them while they're practising and working on something new. They're human and so, they can also feel frustrated sometimes... but they don't give up !
2nd having fun doesn't mean you don't have to work hard, but if you enjoy it, it isn't so hard after all...
3rd we all know good, bad and average professionals in any job, but who are usually the best of them? those who really love and enjoy their job. When you're giggin', what's the best way to make your audience enjoy (that's your job in a gig, isn't it?)... exact, the best way is to enjoy yourself and transmit it to the audience.
4th as the popular saying goes here in Spain - where I am - "nobody is born knowing anything" (free translation).
5th take a look to all the skills you can have in any aspect of your life... what are you better skilled for, for those things that you love and enjoy doing, or those that you hate? Having fun with drums is the best way to learn and develop your drumming skills.
* And finally, remember that a good pro should also be an amateur. In fact, the French word "amateur" just means "lover".
So, don't stop, don't stop, don't stop, don't stop.... having fun !!!
Hey Stephen. First of all, thank you ! I'm a 28 year old drummer from germany. In 2016 i was accepted in music school and couldn't have been happier. But just when i started living my dream everything fell apart. death in the family, financial problems , lost my practice space...just a perfect storm.
My teachers held me in high regards and now that I'm out of a deep depression, i dont want to give up my dream....
Then don't. Trust me, I've had some really dark times as well...they pass. Keep pushing. The turtle wins every time!
Thank you, man !
Thank you for sharing about your life. I've had similar difficulties and have been in and out of depression over the past year.
I sincerely wish you the best in the pursuit of your dream. Keep on' plugging away, my friend.
Also, in Neil Peart's book, 'Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road', Neil talks about protecting & tending to that small, flickering flame that was left after the death of his daughter & wife within 10 mths. It's worth reading if you can get a copy of it.
Thanks Stephen ..thanks a lot.. I will not quit.
Love these messages, they genuinely help brother. Respect 🤘
Great message! Thanks Stephen!!
I have these old recordings on my phone of me playing when I started, I like to listen to those when I think I’m not going anywhere in my drumming and look where I’ve gotten
Thank you brother!!!
Really needed this
Love this!!! It’s so easy to get discouraged and give something up than it is to hold on and persevere.
I really needed this today. Thanks for being there for us.
Thanks man. Just what I needed. 👍🏼
Wise words. Thanks!
Thank you for this
Really good to hear this advice right now :')
Thank you so much for those encouragements. Sometimes if those words were coming from just anybody, it would sound cliche. But coming from you, it carries a lot of weight. Thanks again.
Thank you so much for this video Stephen! Around last year, I had to go on a hiatus for about a month or so when it came to playing drums. I am someone who has dealt with depression and horrible Anxiety. When I am playing drums (or just doing anything in general), I always get thoughts going through my head such as "you will never be good enough" or to just "give up because it is not worth your time". Videos like this mean the world to me and I am really thankful that I now have something to go back and listen to when I get back into that state of depression. You're an amazing drummer and a great teacher that has taught me so much throughout the years. Thank you for everything :).
Well Said Stephen! out of all the players ive come across online i find your content the realest and most practical ... no suger coating & cutting through the bullshit everytime! Great work!
great advice for anything in life, not just drums :) I've not played for a while, but I'm hoping to move soon and have space (and no neighbours) to set up my electronic kit again..
Thank you Stephen. I greatly needed this.
Thank you bro!
Thank you!! So true an much needed.
You bet!
I really needed to hear this, thank you so much ❤
Glad it hit you at the right time my friend
Thank you!
It's always a pleasure to watch your videos Stephen! Truly inspiring, and ty for the reminder. Really, thank you .
Glad it hit you at the right time my friend
Just thanks. This comes right in time for me, you are a huge inspiration for me, dude, never stop neither Stephen! You are my man 🎉
Don't worry...no plans on stopping here. I'm way too stubborn ;^)
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Much love man, thanks for everything you do for this community!!
Marco Espinoza Love right back at ya Marco 🙏🏻
Just restarted playing after about 15 years sucks having to start over but never gonna quit again
great advice for life in general
Powerful message and thank you for the video. We need help like this once in a while and this shows how much your heart and soul are into this lifestyle, your students and subscribers. Great stuff Stephen!
Thanks...so glad it hit home with ya!
Thank You for your Inspiration Sir! I love how real you are, thanks for not sugar-coating everything!
You bet Donovan!
Thank you.
Usually I think of all these motivitional videos like it's the bullshit. But now it hits me at the most needed time. Thank you.
Thank you for the word of encouragement. I won't quit even I heard a lot of negative words bout my drumming. I'm serving God not people.
What I need to do is to make effort, practice more etc.. For the better and for Gods glory.
Thanks for the pep talk. It was perfect timing. I just have to remember to have fun and do not be quick to judge myself. I just have to remember at my age I am going to be a little limited on what I can do so I need to be realistic.. I just love you videos.
Dont stop making these videos i listen to them when i take a break from practicing then get pumped to go back at it! Thanks for the encouragement! Wish i never stopped taking lessons i would be alot further along to reach my goals.
No plans to stop here ;^)
You are absolutely correct about all that you say here. I'm 55, been on and off my drumsets for years. Been at double strokes for over 14 months and still can't get them. But here I am, going back at it again. The issue for me is that I need this. It's been at the top of my bucket list forever. Thanks for believing in all of us. It really does make a difference.
A Big Amen Brother!
These videos are still as inspiring as ever, myself and I'm sure many others just want reassurance from someone that we can achieve our goals, and you always deliver on that Stephen, thank you very much.
Glad it hit you at the right time my friend...and you're more than welcome Alex
Thank you. I needed this.
Glad it hit you at the right time my friend
simply...TY my guy 🤘🏼
Great video Stephen. I hadn’t been able to practice my drumming regularly for a few months up until last week because of school. Going back to it is admittedly frustrating when I’m not as good as I was of I can’t play something I learned a while ago as well as I once could but you’re right. It’s not worth quitting. If anything it makes it more rewarding. Nice message and I hope people listen. Thanks.
Love you, man. Thank you🤘❤️
Arjun Aurora Love ya back Arjun! 👊🏻🙏🏻
Thanks a lot for that, Stephen! I've been studying for three years, and through this time I've thought of quiting several times. It's really hard to see I'm not getting better, or realize the time spent seems not to worth... but after seeing this video I know I can't quit. You just gave us a very important message. Thanks a lot!
You bet Claudio
Beautiful brother. Thanks
You bet Jorge
Such as life...this is inspiring on many levels and your genuine support of us all is greatly appreciated. Viva la DrumShed.
Angelo Chappetta Thanks Angelo!
You can truly never have enough positive reinforcement. Sometimes even with good individuals around us the journey of personal improvement can still feel like a lonely one. Videos like this remind us all that we are truly equal and more so that we are all in this together. The drive to get up every single day and go at this MUST come from within and this definitely needs practice just like our drumming. I've personal slowly learned to enjoy this process by firstly working my ass off but more importantly learning never to expect too much from others. Through teaching I've come to realise that people but way too much unnecessary pressure on themselves. We all started playing because it was FUN and it's easy to forget that sometimes. Learning how to love the struggle of practice along with finding your place in the industry in definitely a challenge but I think the first thing to understand is that the HARD WORK never ends. When I excepted that I started seeing real progress. What a wonderful message Stephen my man 👊
The journey never ends 😀
So true
Great video at a fitting time Stephen, thanks dude!
Glad it hit you at the right time
How could you dislike such an amazing video
Thank you. This help. A lot. Thank you.
You’re more than welcome my friend
Great advice! thanks man. Was very active drumming as a young bloke then fell in love, work, study, family etc....recently purchased my first kit in about 27 years! been having a ball since, I'm shit house currently in timing and speed and polyrhythms etc but I have a ball and can see the "OLD (Young) me" now and again!
This is true on so many levels. Even thinking about quitting might take someone back a few steps.
Thank you Stephen for these beautiful motivational videos.
You bet Mike
i start by my self a long teenage dream to have my kit and play at 48yo now 51 cant still play a single song over a track like acdc back to black i learn how to use meteonome 4/1 and still suck and not able to kill that single song.....i want to quit ....but i still keep my kit and try it in anothe way try to do found a structure how to work .....i miss the time when i was crazy happy to have my new kit ...so i will keep up and try to have fun again
Thank you
I couldn't NEVER quit!
It's the only thing I'm reasonably good at! (38 years now)
Jason Schultz Yes!
You mean you could never quit lol, but I agree I feel that same way.
And a big big thanks for all what you do for the community. You are a great teacher a great drummer and I think a great man! 😁✌️
Thanks so much...humbling to hear
Needed this Stephen. Motivating and a little kick in the arss to get my practice time back on track. Been spending too much time jamming, which is fun, but I know I want to be better and need to work harder. Going to start the 30 days to better doubles again
Spencer Kragseth Love it!
Thanks Stephen. This is a great message . Sometimes we need to hear a positive message like this . No way I’m ever quitting . This is reinforcement to work even harder . Thanks again
You bet Gary...we all need it sometimes
Thanks for this video Stephen!! Couple of days ago I had a drum exam in the university and it was terrible (at least I feel that way)... Today I feel much better but this video helped me to retake with motivation my practice routine!!
Christian Gil I totally feel you Christian. It probably wasn’t as bad as you thought. Now, I have some NIGHTMARE stories from juries and departmentals in college. Man, they were bad lol
Excellent advice, after playing blindly (got that phrase from an old drummer about 10 years ago) for almost 13 years, started to practice from start (i never got proper lessons on drumming), getting better with every time i play with my friends. Keep it up folks.
thanks for the inspiration... about to get back on the grind as we speak.
Get to it John!
hey Stephen, guys and Gals
I stumbled across this vid while looking for something to reignite my passion for playing as i was seriously thinking of giving up, i'm a 46yo drummer from the UK and have been playing on and off since i was 23 but had been passionate about drums since i was 13 and i'm only truly happy when playing, so many thanks Stephen for this vid as its prevented me from quitting and more than likley it being the biggest regret i would have. Life is really tough at the mo and practice is only once a week and with my current band, and it takes me an hour to drive to practice, so not much alone time to work on getting myself back up to what i was 10 years ago, But by God i'll find a way dammit. Anyway many thanks again and with repect to "We need your voice" i'm gonna take a chance and let you all hear my drumming voice from about 10yrs ago, which is the level i wan't to get back to (first goal :) ) have a listen it's basic stuff but its all original tunes, you may or may not like it but hey even with the mistakes i was quite proud of what i'd acomplished.
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any comments, advice will always be welcome and will help me set new goals and improve which is what we all want right :)
One thing I’ve found myself doing over the years is that when I feel like I’ve hit a wall or my drumming has plateaued for a while, I’ll shift my focus to something different and I love it.
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Drumming for me comes in short “renaissance” periods where I’ll just get way better at something and improve a shit ton over a while and then hit that wall. After my drumming did that then I started focusing on rhythmic theory like polyrhythmic and metric mods and what not.
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I’ll quit when I’m dead though! Love your videos as always dude!
Great tactic
This is exactly what I needed... man, you're a great inspiration for me. I've recently been experiencing a glommy phase in my life, so chaotic and overwhelmingly depressing that I even thought of quitting drumms, but, you've just cheered me up to keep on going, and I'am eternally grateful for that. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK AND NEVER CEASE TO BE THE AMAZING HUMAN BEING YOU'RE!
Zair Маяковский Makes my day to know it hit you at the right time Zair
Great message, great reminder. Thanks Stephen.
You bet
Another great video 👏👏🤘🤘
Adan vald Contreras Thanks Adan!
I love drums too much to ever quit! Thank you for the motivation Stephen, you're the man.
You bet Peter
Thank you Stephen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You bet Michael
Your comment about reflection and perspective is key. You may know where you're going, but you don't truly know a place until you are there. And even then things may change. I've been hung up on this or that groove and I just can't get all the components to cooperate. I'll practice it for hours/days/weeks - Nothing - It just won't click. Then, out of the blue, I'll be at a restaurant, a movie, on the bus/train, and bam! It pops, I get it! It's all of a sudden common place. Like I've been able to play it all the time. You are a wise man, Stephen. I appreciate your positive encouragement and insight. Thank you.
Perspective is everything imho
Wise words. Thank you Stephen 🔥
Nicolas Safjan You bet Nicolas
Excellent timing for me to receive this message
Glad it hit you at the right time my friend
Thanks so much for this video it was just what I needed to hear. After not playing for 7 years after the breakup of my last band, I picked up sticks again and for the first time since I started playing at 13 really started studying and trying to develop as a Drummer with a capital d rather than just trying to be part of a collective. Just been offered my first bit of recording work since going it alone and deciding to try and become a rounded, freelance played, and although excited I am filled with doubts about not being ready or good enough. This message really got through. Thank you.
Mr. Kerrigan Drums You bet! Glad you picked the sticks back up
I needed to hear this. I've been teaching myself through your videos and other great teachers. Where I live every tutor I've come across teaches kids which I totally get but no one has time for a 54 year old. I've made progress by myself but would do better with tutor in person. Quitting has crossed my mind several times but hey what's the point of turning back now.
Thanks for this
You bet Marcus
This is a inspirational grand slam brother Stephen. With all the chops fests and amazing display of drumming (and bass ) technique, it's easy to feel that you will never be good enough to hang. I've found that with patience, interaction with good teachers and musicians and playing whenever you can will help you get past the roadblocks that we encounter. Drummers of all skill levels are always in demand .
Thanks Derek...so true!
The mental game of drumming is so tough! I never realized it until I started taking lessons a few months ago. Thanks so much for all of these insightful and encouraging videos, just what the dr ordered 🙏🏼
Yea, the mental game is 95% of it...the rest is just practice.
I recently left a band of 5 years for reasons I'm not willing to talk about on the internet, and was up until recently feeling like I should take a step away from drumming/writing/producing, just music in general. But I've been fortunate enough to have friends that kept pushing me when I didn't want to anymore, I joined a new band with all the knowledge I've compiled up until now and even took another step and started a solo project in a completely new genre of music as another release for myself. And I just have to say that I agree with you, it was the best decision I've made in a very long time and it was the simplest... I've seen a very drastic improvement in my attitude and my Outlook on what it is that I really want to do with my art form. And it all stemmed from three words.
Don't give up.