I feel this way with drumming too. I've own a few professional-grade drum sets (I'm down to two now). I've never taken a lesson, and I'm not hot shot, that's the truth. I play songs well, but ask me to solo and I'm a deer in the headlights.
I get more work playing drum by two things:
1. Being able to play softly.
and
2. Being really nice and doing my best to get along with others.
Not a lot of clubs, bars, breweries, churches, and private events really care about how fast I can play a paradiddle. What they do care about is playing songs, and that's what I do.
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