That Time I Pulled A Mariah...

A while back I made the mistake of writing the lyrics to a new song the night before the show I was going to sing it for the first time. It was stupid arrogant of me to think I could pull that off. I'm not that good, I really have to do my homework to perform optimally.

SPANISH LESSONS II: Pesadilla En El Parque De Atracciones por Los Planetas.

 

(Originally published on December 6, 2006)

WITHOUT YOU WE'RE NOTHING - Being In An Indie Rock Band

If I asked you what do you think being in an indie rock band is, I would imagine some of you might say you think it's a fun hobby in which you meet with your friends to play and write music, perform live once a week or so, have a few followers and admirers, probably get laid every once in a while, and make an extra couple hundred of bucks a month. I think this would be the general idea for someone who's not too familiar with the music scene, and maybe it does describe how it is for some indie musicians out there, but my experience couldn't any more different. Being in a band is extremely rewarding to me but for very different reasons. When you take music as seriously as I do, being in a band is no different than any other job, a job that you love, that is.