- Your choice of ringtone matters – a lot. This choice has the power to ruin a song, forever.
- You tune out of conversations when you hear a song you love playing not far away.
- You are personally offended and jump to defend when someone says they hate one of your favourite artists, albums, genres or instruments.
- You are “broke”, but have 7 keyboards/guitars/basses/amps/drum kits/[insert your musical item of choice].
- Cons (Converse) are your go-to shoe.
- Your “weekend” never consists of Saturday or Sunday. PS, what’s a weekend?
- You challenge yourself to see how many gigs you can fit into one day.
- You challenge yourself to see how many rehearsals you can fit into one day.
- You are very good at Tetris-ing gear into your car.
- You don’t decorate your house, you decorate your studio – with gear and band merchandise.
- You are always working on a single/EP/album/videoclip.
- You are consistently asked when you will “get a real job”.
- You are consistently asked when you will “make it”.
- You are consistently asked when you will audition for The Voice.
- You love and want more Persians rugs.
- You have incredible core fitness from lifting PA’s and music gear to gigs. What weights?
- When you tell people what you do they respond with “Wow! That’s amazing! I’m getting married in October and need a musician…”
- You are one of the few people in a venue that ask the bar staff how their night’s going.
- You have a mental list of your favourite solos.
- Your “assets” include: CD’s, music DVD’s, sheet music, guitars, keyboards/pianos, drum kits/percussion, pre-amps, interfaces, monitors, MIDI keyboards, plenty of cables, plenty of stands, headphones, mixers, microphones, a PA, flat bed/fold up trolley, pedals, lights, gig stool and a whole lot of old gear you swear you’ll one day repair.
- You consistently try to see how casually you can dress for gigs without actually having to dress up properly.
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