sometimes i forget how much i miss being in a band. the last few attempts at being in a band were like bad relationships. they kind of left me a bit scarred and i felt the need to just stop for a while. but the best band i was in was with a bunch of guys that i'm still close friends with but i dont see as often because i moved to brooklyn, along with our bass player who also moved to NY from our native NJ. he actually moved before i did, with his girlfriend, after the band dissolved when we kicked out our drummer, who was being a real brat at the time. to a degree i think we all kind of miss making music together but we've gotten together only occasionally to have informal "jamming sessions" at someone's house and usually combined with some other motives, such as food and alcohol. jim, the bass player, was always in demand to be in other bands when he moved to brooklyn so he never really looked back, and to a degree, neither did i. brooklyn is one of the best music scenes in the world right now...way better than where i was living before, in New Brunswick, NJ which although it once had a pretty decent scene, has been reduced to a college town with virtually 0 live music venues.
but now jim's band broke up when their leader suddenly moved to australia and jim hasn't really looked for a new band. and i'm also still bandless after the brooklyn band i was in self-destructed about 8 months ago. and when me and my old bandmates got together this weekend and set up in spence's now partially empty house (he just recently divorced and picked up his guitar again after the wife was out of the picture) it felt like a bit of a rebirth of the old band...minus one member who just had his second baby.
i dont know if we will decide to actually "reform" because music doesnt seem to be as big of a priority for most of us 6 years later. we will probably just end up reconvening in our newly established music space and make some noise when the urge strikes and we all want to get together and share some drinks and a few laughs.
but something comes over me when i make music. when i make good music with a group of people, it changes me. or rather...i become myself again. that part of me that i sometimes forget was so important at one time.
but now jim's band broke up when their leader suddenly moved to australia and jim hasn't really looked for a new band. and i'm also still bandless after the brooklyn band i was in self-destructed about 8 months ago. and when me and my old bandmates got together this weekend and set up in spence's now partially empty house (he just recently divorced and picked up his guitar again after the wife was out of the picture) it felt like a bit of a rebirth of the old band...minus one member who just had his second baby.
i dont know if we will decide to actually "reform" because music doesnt seem to be as big of a priority for most of us 6 years later. we will probably just end up reconvening in our newly established music space and make some noise when the urge strikes and we all want to get together and share some drinks and a few laughs.
but something comes over me when i make music. when i make good music with a group of people, it changes me. or rather...i become myself again. that part of me that i sometimes forget was so important at one time.
sealion:
Awww, I know that feeling! I haven't been in a band for four years but I constantly crave it. I miss the comraderie, the ability to create amazing music with like-minded people, the fun, the drama, the magic! I hope things work out for you and you get the band back together. 