It’s hard to get good at music by reading a book about it or thumbing through the Sweetwater catalog.
I tried once.
In high school we had all the instruments in the house except a drum set so I collected every music magazine I could find and started digging in. I learned a lot about drum sets…probably considered myself an expert drummer.
And then after way too long I finally realized that if I wanted to know drums I had to buy one of the drum sets I’d read about so much.
My brother and I pooled our money together and bought an orange Yamaha DP Series.
And we played those drums. We made records with those drums. Played gigs. Played in jazz band. Impressed (or annoyed) our friends and neighbors.
»» Books, magazines, podcasts and blogs about music and creativity have their place…but they’re no substitute for the real thing. Don’t forget about the real thing.
