This is fantastic advice advice from Questlove, and something that I can't stress enough if you want your band to be around 5, 10, 15 years down the road. Continue reading "Great advice for any band."

"Let each note ring from every fiber of your being."

I think this is the best advice I can give any aspiring musician. It is a concept that you can continually use to check yourself with, and something that will bear fruit for the rest of your life. I think this is ultimately what makes a musician great, and you can go much farther focusing on this than focusing on learning yet another scale. Don't get me wrong, technique is very important to focus on, with a teacher working closely with you, but the important thing to remember is that you can learn every lick in the book and still not be a truly great musician. Continue reading "Let each note ring from every fiber of your being."