Post by blackjack on Jan 26, 2016 3:14:27 GMT -6
Hi Michael, I'm wondering if you've ever written or spoken about the reason why it was worth it to you to be spend the kind of time, energy, and dedication it took you to develop the ability to play so fast. If not, would you be interested in explaining what it means to you and what you get from it?
I find the quest towards developing the greatest maximum technical ability I can possibly develop on the guitar to be very satisfying. It's not that I don't find writing a great song to be satisfying but it's satisfying in a different way. I like the discipline of pursuing virtuoso level technique. There are lots of people with lots of different opinions on what makes a good song so no matter how good a song I think I have written, that doesn't guarantee that many, or any other people will agree with me about the greatness of that song. I think one of the reasons developing the ability to play very fast to be satisfying is that much like driving a great car fast, or even taking a ride on a huge rollercoaster, there is a sense of exhilaration I get from playing guitar fast, of playing a sequence of ,musical notes with great velocity and clarity. Unlike a song, the level of this achievement is determined by an objective standard, not by subjectivity. In other words, if you demonstrate you can play 16th notes accurately at 240 beats per minute, nobody can deny you did it. It's not something that is up to debate. It is concrete, objective fact which nobody can steal from you. Knowing that I had the dedication and perseverance to not only be able to figure out a way to play that fast but to exert the level of effort needed to reach this level of technical playing ability is extremely satisfying.
I find the quest towards developing the greatest maximum technical ability I can possibly develop on the guitar to be very satisfying. It's not that I don't find writing a great song to be satisfying but it's satisfying in a different way. I like the discipline of pursuing virtuoso level technique. There are lots of people with lots of different opinions on what makes a good song so no matter how good a song I think I have written, that doesn't guarantee that many, or any other people will agree with me about the greatness of that song. I think one of the reasons developing the ability to play very fast to be satisfying is that much like driving a great car fast, or even taking a ride on a huge rollercoaster, there is a sense of exhilaration I get from playing guitar fast, of playing a sequence of ,musical notes with great velocity and clarity. Unlike a song, the level of this achievement is determined by an objective standard, not by subjectivity. In other words, if you demonstrate you can play 16th notes accurately at 240 beats per minute, nobody can deny you did it. It's not something that is up to debate. It is concrete, objective fact which nobody can steal from you. Knowing that I had the dedication and perseverance to not only be able to figure out a way to play that fast but to exert the level of effort needed to reach this level of technical playing ability is extremely satisfying.