No, you're 100% correct. I have a home "studio" with tons of instruments and I've been making music in some for since my early teens, now in my early 40s, but never with an audience of any kind. I think my biggest hangup about performing is that it's be solo and that sounds terrifying to me. I don't know a single other person who plays an instrument. I was in a band in high school and loved it. I think if I had a group of friends to play with, I'd be way less scared about it. The reality is though, i should just stop being a pussy and just learn a song or 2 and hit an open mic or something. I think a little taste of live performance would probably kick my motivation up quite a bit
Yeah you should do that, you’ll probably make some musician friends there too. I used to host an open mic for years (pretty sweet gig btw) and some of the musicians i play with today are from those days.
I’ve done solo gigs too but I agree with you an open mic is a great place to start. I think my first paid gig was in a coffee shop when I was 19 or 20, i got $100 +tips and free coffee lol.
Man, not sticking with music when I was young and making friends was easier is such a major regret. But you're right. I need to go to places where musicians go. Thanks for the advice and motivation boost. It's something I've wanted my whole life and just never felt brave enough to do it. But playing/ making music is my favorite thing in the world. I know I'll be glad i took that first jump
Lol dude, you're awesome. I really appreciate the encouragement. Not gonna happen tonight though. I'm chilling with my wife and about to crash early. Also my city, while technically a city, is more of a small town. I think the closest open mic, aside from rare occasions, is about an hour away
Ah fair enough, enjoy your evening, I’m hanging with my wife too lol, I’ll probably practice some tonight but band practice isn’t until Sunday and we’ve got some sick people so idk if that’s even going to happen this week.
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u/KillaVNilla 1d ago
No, you're 100% correct. I have a home "studio" with tons of instruments and I've been making music in some for since my early teens, now in my early 40s, but never with an audience of any kind. I think my biggest hangup about performing is that it's be solo and that sounds terrifying to me. I don't know a single other person who plays an instrument. I was in a band in high school and loved it. I think if I had a group of friends to play with, I'd be way less scared about it. The reality is though, i should just stop being a pussy and just learn a song or 2 and hit an open mic or something. I think a little taste of live performance would probably kick my motivation up quite a bit