Eh? Is that a young upstart that I hear? 16 & an expert on music, knows PPL (in caps), & is a perfect example of o/l ettiquette? WOW!!!
I AM impressed, my young friend!
Now, to business.
#1 - Nice job on "I Suffer Too."
#2 - Too bad about your druggie buddies.
#3 - Too bad about your tendency to overreact to helpful criticism, no matter its form or from where it comes. But pobody's nerfect.
#4 - You really haven't been "playing a long time." That term is relative, &, since I am 54, "a long time" encompasses temporal realms way beyond your comprehension. Perhaps you should say that you've been playing for a goodly portion of your very short lifetime.
#5 - From what I heard on that 1st tune, I wouldn't call you "amazing," but the material didn't call for "amazing," did it? If you want to show examples of your "amazing" skills, I'd suggest that you put your best, most challenging recording up 1st in line. Most prospects don't listen to everything you have up, esp when you come across with such attitude in response to a little heckling or constructive criticism.
#6 - Your profile says you're 18, but your post says you are 16. Be honest somewhere, or fix your mistake, or whatever.
#7 - Not everyone gives a damn about your idol. I happen to be one of them who doesn't. While I'll admit that he's a good player, I don't listen to his stuff, & couldn't care less about how close you are to his skills (which I greatly doubt, considering your age & overblown ego, & that which I've heard thus far).
#8 - There is a huge difference between "good grammar" & being able to communicate well. The word you're looking for is "immature," & not "unmature." If you were more mature, & better read, perhaps you'd know that.
#9 - No one in the world gives a good gawd damn about how you see yourself, other than to notice when your ego is bigger than your overall skills, junior, so don't bother telling me how well you can do any given task - PROVE IT. Thus far you have not. The mix was good, the playing adequate, but it wasn't what I would call a challenging piece of music. I could have done as well, & I've never been more than a rhythm player for the last 39 years, & a bass player for a mere 11 (which you would have had to start at the age of 5 to match, Mr Math Whiz). Nor do we care about all that great equipment that your parents shelled out all that money for. Know why? Because we EARNED ours, & bought it with our OWN money, AND we know how to use it, & use it well. I guarantee that there are well over 20 ppl right here in the forums who can play circles around your amazing self, & that doesn't count the thousands more in bandmix who DON'T come to the forums. So, in reality, you ain't all that, bud.
#10 - I'd like to see you coming off as a little more "shy" like you do on stage, cuz what you have done in this thread makes me dislike you greatly, & look down on you as another one of those wannabes who is all attitude & no skill. Back the hell off & try again, cuz this approach is never going to work for you. You want to get your ass up on shoulders with me, Mr Diaperpants, you'll lose every time. I've been entertaining audiences for over twice your lifetime, & I'm still at it. You want to tell me how lame that is?
#11 - You'd best grow some thicker skin if you intend to be a musician or ANY kind of entertainer, because there are a gazillion ppl out there who will eat you alive if you continue to show this kind of weakness. When someone says something you don't like, you need to either laugh it off or ignore it. If you came across like this on or off a stage around these parts in a bar, you'd get your little ass kicked right there in the place, while the entire audience watched & laughed at you.
I have met & jammed with some very excellent players. I have opened for big name acts as a soloist. I've been on TV AND radio, but you don't see me bragging about it, & the only reason I'd bother telling you here, is to show you that there are a lot of us on this forum who have some huge, impressive resumes (pronounced "reh-zoo-mays") who might be willing to help a young guy just starting out, IF he comes to us with humility & a desire to do the best that he can do. To those that come to us with grandiose claims of their "amazing" skills, without the music to back them up, or with a contentious attitude, we pick on them & make them look & feel as small as they really are.
Adjust your attitude or f**k off, it really makes no difference to me, cuz I, like most of the rest of the world, don't give a damn about you as long as you act like a spoiled little kid, who's mommy has bought some really nice toys for, that doesn't even know how to use them well.
Oh yeah - welcome to the forum.
