To whom it may concern.
I'm an instrumentalist. I don't sing or write lyrics. I speak through my guitar. The guitar does the talking for me when words are harder to come out. I'm feeling that instrumentalists these days don't get enough respect. We really work hard on our instrument whether it might be piano, guitar, bass, organ, keyboards, sax, trumpet, trombone, flute, or drums.
There's nothing wrong with singers getting the most attention but give the instrumentalists who don't sing some respect. Please.
It isn't something I'm losing sleep over but I'm realizing that the only time instrumentalists who get the most respect are the ones who are playing smooth jazz or traditional jazz. The instrumentalists who play psychedelic-experimental or other genres don't get the same kind of respect. That is very unfortunate. It is something I had to get off my chest.
I just wanted to give something for people to think about. Thank you all very much.
Robert Watson
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I'm right there with you on that score Robert. It seems people who write psychedelic music and are as free-form and experimental as a Jazz player with it, rarely get the recognition they deserve. I'm 100% behind you on that and it's good to know that other musicians feel the same as I do about this particular subject.
ReplyDeleteThank you for replying on here. I appreciate it very much. It is so great to know this from somebody who is speaking my language. Thank you so very much.
DeleteYeah, you speak through your guitar and really rock at it!
ReplyDeleteKeep up the great work! Looking forward to what you bring on next!
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Great work Robert, keep on blogging and keep on inspiring, well done.
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