…I’d do it in a snap. After seeing a couple of Vegas shows this past couple of days, I got to thinking that it would be a great job – almost better than the road:
- You play in front of a different audience every night.
- You crawl into your own bed after you’re done.
- Yeah, you don’t get to see too many cities, but you’re not stuck on a bus or flying on an airplane and eating restaurant food each day.
- With the right show, even if you’re playing the same material night after night, if you’re given some freedom of expression, you could have room to let your solos breath. The two guys I saw (in Cirque du Soleil Mystere and Terry Fator) had lots of places where they could improvise. Totally cool!
- Because you’re playing every day, your chops are always sharp.
So if I ever get a chance to do a show as a full-time musician – and if it pays well enough to support my family – I’m there!
Now mind you, that I don’t think being on the road is a bad thing. I’d love to do it now and then, but with a family at home, and having traveled quite a bit for business, being away from the family for long periods of time is just not practical – at least for me.
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