The way to Rock Star Status (RSS?) is plagued with difficulties. Whatever your own particular Rome may be, the thing is that having an objective in life, having some place that you feel you should get to, is a package that comes with obstacles. These obstacles are the little kinks that should be ironed out in the fabric of your life, but should never be completely taken out, lest you find yourself in the underprivileged position of being a band or musician with nothing left to strive for.
Many rock musicians look at obstacles as something that they didn’t deserve in life, as that which they never deserved but still had to learn to live with. But have you ever thought about all those things that you thought shouldn’t have come your way but still did? I’m talking about the simple things: homework when you were a kid; getting grounded when you disobeyed your parents; having to actually practice your instrument in order to become good; paying your dues instead of becoming instantaneously famous. Yes, these are things that at one time or another we thought shouldn’t have come in our way but still did. Why? To put it in the immortal words of Bruce Almighty, because “that’s the way the cookie crumbles”.
Stop thinking that obstacles shouldn’t get in your way. That’s what they’re supposed to do. They’re obstacles! How about musicians stop looking at them as barriers, as walls, and look at them as opportunities to be harvested, as learning experiences and challenges.
If there is music to be made, then you should make it. The Stones, Led Zep, Bon Jovi… all these artists did NOT stop when things got in their way. Look at Def Leppard! In the very beginning, they had to deal with a drummer who was 15 years old! Then when fame started to come their way, they had to let go of one of their guitarists due to his alcohol problems – and you can imagine what kind of problems he must have had if the others also liked to have a drink or two. Then their drummer loses an arm, for Pete’s sake! And one of their guitarists dies in 1992!
Think about it: there must come a time in your life when you stop feeling sorry for yourself and come to the conclusion that many times the biggest obstacle you have is not the obstacle itself but your attitude towards it.
Next up: A band and a guitarist that both revolutionized the world of rock... at the same time!
Many rock musicians look at obstacles as something that they didn’t deserve in life, as that which they never deserved but still had to learn to live with. But have you ever thought about all those things that you thought shouldn’t have come your way but still did? I’m talking about the simple things: homework when you were a kid; getting grounded when you disobeyed your parents; having to actually practice your instrument in order to become good; paying your dues instead of becoming instantaneously famous. Yes, these are things that at one time or another we thought shouldn’t have come in our way but still did. Why? To put it in the immortal words of Bruce Almighty, because “that’s the way the cookie crumbles”.
Stop thinking that obstacles shouldn’t get in your way. That’s what they’re supposed to do. They’re obstacles! How about musicians stop looking at them as barriers, as walls, and look at them as opportunities to be harvested, as learning experiences and challenges.
If there is music to be made, then you should make it. The Stones, Led Zep, Bon Jovi… all these artists did NOT stop when things got in their way. Look at Def Leppard! In the very beginning, they had to deal with a drummer who was 15 years old! Then when fame started to come their way, they had to let go of one of their guitarists due to his alcohol problems – and you can imagine what kind of problems he must have had if the others also liked to have a drink or two. Then their drummer loses an arm, for Pete’s sake! And one of their guitarists dies in 1992!
Think about it: there must come a time in your life when you stop feeling sorry for yourself and come to the conclusion that many times the biggest obstacle you have is not the obstacle itself but your attitude towards it.
Next up: A band and a guitarist that both revolutionized the world of rock... at the same time!
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Really nice...Nice to see you on Google blogger group too.. Hmmm If you have time like your thoughts on my blog too http://www.slblogs.org
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