Discipline versus Skill

John is a highly skilled drummer but everybody prefers his twin Jonna to play for a live recording. John couldn't get it; he had put in so much work while they learned the instrument at a very tender age. He could fissile in hemi-semi-quavers in a quaver; man was faster than Usain Bolt's legs with his sticks on the drums.

After a session one day, he decided to speak to their boss at the studio: "why don't I get to play in live recordings like my brother" he managed to squeeze rye word into the silence they had during their conversation. The boss stared intently at him for a while and asked if he really wanted to know. He nodded affirmative, and boss took a deep sigh and let the words out: "He's more disciplined than you are". John couldn't get it, he tried processing it. " But I'm faster, more innovative, more dexterous, expressive, and ..." He lifted up his eyes, and boss was miles away.

Discipline as a musician is what makes you different from the other; it is what makes you stay with the given part even when you could have done something extra, it is what makes you play the redundant chords and not make it complex, it is what makes you hold on to the groove as a bassist and not be all over the place. I could go on and on, but let me say, that being disciplined doesn't make you boring. Rather, it is you saying I know how to do this, but I'll put it where it ought to be.

Be disciplined even in your process; take it block by block.

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