About a month has passed since I started working on a solo project. Most of that time has been spent making decisions and figuring out what I want to do and how I want to go about doing it.
I feel I’m getting close to narrowing down how I want to go about doing this project. Narrowing my ideas and staying focused has always been a really big challenge for me. I want everything. But the reality is I can’t have everything. So, I think being really really poor has helped make some decisions for me.
I recently went over to my buddy Mark’s to make something awesome. I’ve been searching for the perfect rest position for holding a bass guitar. By “perfect,” I mean elbows are free to move, wrists are neutral, and there is no tension in the neck and shoulders.
Recently, I decided to record a solo album. It’s a lot more work that I thought. I haven’t even pinned down a deadline just yet.
So far, I’ve spent more time listening and reflecting, more than actually recording anything. I listen to a lot of my old ideas. I listen to a lot of musicians that inspire me. I watch people around me and I observe.
Then, after all that, I reflect on what I don’t want to do and what I do want to do.