YOUR QUESTION

05/12/2020 Jon L.

Curious as to the 5 most difficult and 5 most pleasing times you have had during your career. Could you put together a small list (most likely there are plenty of both) while also explaining briefly why? Not asking for specific order with this. Nor do I expect long epic tales. With people spending so much time reflecting figured you had some memories going on you might like to share...

MY ANSWER

Hm, that’s a difficult one to be honest. I don’t think that many stand out either way. Definitely a handful of horribly ill-attended performances that made me question my career. Also, a band leader, who shall remain nameless, gave such negative feedback after a performance that I nearly dropped my upright and walked away from music forever. One the other hand, I played a gig once that was so cathartic that I thought for a moment I might have an orgasm. A good turnout and attentive audience is always gratifying and much more fun to remember than times I walked away from gigs feeling like I played like shit.