what do you enjoy the most?

[stalemayte]

what do you enjoy the most, or which do you think most deserves your precious time and energy?

[mx_mx]

Never toured, but playing live beats recording for me.

[Agent47]

Used to be in a band, but quit because I got sick of gigging. Plus I ended up having to write all the songs and teach the guitarist music theory so he could keep up.

We weren't that good, although we did a lot of gigs.

Plus we had a huge falling out becuase I wanted to be credited as producer on our CD.

I prefer to be sitting in my home studio - king of my domain.

[mx_mx]

If you had something to do with the recording, why would they not credit you? Our drummer did our recording and i think everyone in the band would have given him full credit for it.

[Thunder33]

I miss touring. I spend all of my free time recording. And I really do hate music.

[legionserial]

Originally Posted by stalemayte

what do you enjoy the most, or which do you think most deserves your precious time and energy?

Scouring the net for porn, and then masturbating furiously

After that, playing guitar and writing music. The rest is merely a stressful documentation process to me.

[qb2k5]

Focus on improving my music, while recording new tracks.

[Dani Pace]

I never really toured, played a lot ( I mean a lot ) of gigs and I have to admitt that even though most of them didn't pay much they were a lot of fun. There is just something about the excitement of playing live that always made me feel alive. I've slowed down a lot ( age does that to us ) so now I devote most of my time to teaching and working on guitars, but I still relish the times when I get to go out and play for a live audience. I didn't vote because you omitted the option of " I love to play but I'm just too damn old."

[andydeedpoll]

i love playing, and i love the energy of a good performance to an appreciative audience. i love setting up. i love the pressure of having to hit that top Bb (i play trombone mainly) as soon as the curtains open. i love the fact that the music is just one of many things that people come to see - you've got to look the part (i play in a jazz/big band, and we all wear uber-cool black formal dinner jackets, hats, bow ties... it looks Brilliant ) i love improvising, and i love talking and laughing with an audience.

i love the buzz of running off stage after the curtain has closed again, and i love the collective high-5's, hugs, and general crazyness that happens after we've finished playing, especially when whoever we've played for comes up and says "i'm covering your bar tab tonight..."

i HATE packing the van.

Andy

[DavidK]

If "touring"means performing, put me down for that. As a classical guy I dont have to "tour" all the time, I perform concerts. I have done about 5000

"Touring" can suck. When I tour its usually Europe and usually for a long time. Sure, it sounds good but its hard. Laundry, no time off, get up early, concert every night, rehearsals and spending 5 hours on a bus is not the ideal way to see Europe, unless you look out the window.

I am very into recording now and days away from actually finishing my first CD. Actually its my 57th, but first as the boss. However, its not nearly as cool ( or the same) as doing the real thing: playing in front of 2000 people 200 nights a year. There is nothing unpredictable in recording especially if you have ample time. In concerts, God knows what will happen.

Performing has given me the opportunity to see the world. I have been to 19 countries and 46 states.