I've taken to bribing myself... Most of the time it's to get through some event that I might be stressing over. I will tell myself things like, "If you practice tonight and get through your show tomorrow night, the next day will be Saturday and you can relax and watch a movie in the afternoon!!'' (ahhh, so decadent!!)
Being a musician never stops. Sometimes I dream about a job where when you get off at 5, you're OFF.
Preparing for a show takes a lot of time, and ALL my attention. There's putting a band together, deciding on a set list (which entails practice), deciding on song order, emailing the songs/set to band, rehearsal (more practice), getting equipment ready, etc. Finding something to wear?! Forget ahbout it!! Add that to all the normal everyday shit that adds up? oh yeah, everything just starts running together. You don't have time to enjoy the days leading up to shows, and then BAM, the show is over.
I use to get really down after a show. I guess because I had built it up to be a big, important, make or break deal. But you know what? Tomorrow you will wake up after a show, and it's just another day. So now I use bribes or "treats", so I have something to look forward to when it's over! It could be a sushi roll, it could be a cigarette, or a movie in the afternoon... ;*) I've lowered my standards, if that's what you call it, to just enjoy some really plain and "simple" things... If I had a honey, it might include a bottle of wine and a game at home... a movie at the Belcourt perhaps? Bowling?
I have a show tomorrow. So today's treat was 3 records from Goodwill... music I had never heard. So, sometime this weekend I will be chillin' and spinning some old records. Scotch or Martini? Yes.
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