Even if you do meet serious people, it's quite difficult to keep your own identity. I loved playing in bands, I hated being in bands. I like jamming with others now, I do it from time to time, but, the music that comes out is the sum of our reciprocating feedback loop, it would be different if we each played alone.Sendy wrote:Performing with others is something I really miss from being in a band. The synergy from just jamming. We're audience and player at the same time. The problem is, it's hard to meet serious people in the area where I live. I was willing to put up with crazy ego-tripper characters and music I didn't 100% care for, just because of the positive aspects of playing with others.
In short, it's hard enough to meet serious people, and by serious here, I'm not even talking that serious, I just mean as serious as I am plus or minus 10 percent. It's even harder to meet people that serious where you either are on a common wavelength, or, the sum has so much value to you that the blending of your musical voices fills your needs.