Best advice i ever got

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 4 Nov 2004 7:48 am

My pleasure - and infinitely less painful that buying 4000+ drinks....

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Grant Johnson · Post by **Grant Johnson** » 4 Nov 2004 8:39 am

A wise teacher once told me to learn the vocal melody of each song and then use that as your platform for improvisation on fills and leads...

Roger Crawford · Post by **Roger Crawford** » 4 Nov 2004 9:40 am

"Put the drums in the closet. You won't learn to play steel sitting in your bedroom." Words of wisdom from Mac Atcheson to an aspiring steel player who kept taking jobs on drums. I finally did put them in the closet and got a job on steel. Learned more the first six months on stage than the first six years in the bedroom!