Since some of you are comparing playing to acting, consider this quote from one of America's greatest acting teachers (Stella Adler): "You can't be boring. Life is boring. The weather is boring. Actors must not be boring." To me that means that the actor must bring more than technique or study to a role - they must bring authenticity and real emotion. Similarly, when I hear music I love, it is played with emotion. I own all of Clapton's albums and have seen him almost a dozen times. No one can seriously critique his technique or skill. But when he plays without emotion the performance seems flat and, frankly, boring. But when he plays with emotion - when he's feeling it - he is nonpareil.
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"I guess if you keep making the same mistake long enough, it becomes your style" - John Prine
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2014 Collings Custom OM2H SS DB Sitka/EIR/Addy Bracing (“Yogi”)
2016 Collings D1 Sitka/Hog/Addy Bracing (“Bubba”)
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