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I am so watching this as soon as I get home from work.
As a drummer, I've noticed another trend on YouTube: really incredibly crappy drum solos. I mean, really awful, total piece-of-crap solos. And I'm not knocking these kids - I'm sure they are really excited about the new level of double-bass or flam-a-diddle technique they have achieved - but . . . the whole world doesn't need to see your "baby steps" (and I don't intend that term in an insulting way). Get back to us when you've polished that new technique, maybe even can use it in a song.
Even worse, when they put their crappy solos on file-sharing sites, and load the title with a string of professional drummer's names, to get more hits on their crappy solo. Seriously. Shoot these videos as a learning tool, watch yourself to analyze flaws in mechanics or timing. But, keep it to yourself. People want to see amazing videos, not amateurish doodling.
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There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there
it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your
expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever
gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track.
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