I played professionally for about 12 years. I dropped out of the scene when I had to acknowledge that I was NOT going to become a Rock Star at 30yo. I had no interest (nor the skill set!!!) in eeking out a living as a studio/hired-gun musician; so, I did the most logical thing and went to medical school!!! After medical school I began to miss playing music. I put together a home studio and got my Fix via recording for the next 10-12 years. Everything would have probably been fine, but I recently did a reunion gig with one of my old bands... thus the fire was rekindled. I placed an ad on CL and got a response from 3 guys (all about my age) who turned-out to be incredibly talented. It was one of those rare moments where we all just clicked immediately. The problem is/was that the KB player is attempting to make a living at gigging and the drummer was looking for a situation where he could play more frequently than I can commit. The guitarist and I were on the same page, so we are currently working with another drummer and singer with the understanding that this will be a hobby band. It will take as long as it takes to put the project together but it will be an enjoyable process. Beyond that, I really have no expectations. As a younger man, I well remember watching some of the musicians in my home town ride the wave of irrelevance as they got older. Time has now put me in that same ironic predicament: even if I had the time to commit to a professional project, my age would preclude me from most of them.
